Mogadishu, May 19, 2013:
Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, under the command of Colonel
Stephen Mugerwa, yesterday completed their 13 month tour of duty and
began to return home.
The soldiers were awarded AU peacekeeping
medals in a farewell ceremony held at Mogadishu International Airport
and attended by Brigadier General Michael Ondoga, Ugandan Contingent
Commander, and senior AMISOM officials.
Battle Group 9+, which is
made up of reservist soldiers, first deployed to Somalia in April 2012,
succeeded in pushing out from Mogadishu and increasing the Area of
Government Operation by 120kms from Maslah to Jowhar and Huriwa to Port
Elman.
The relative peace and security that was established by
Battle Group 9+ through its area of operations, created the conditions
for infrastructure and economic development. This stability and security
saw local people begin to return to their homes from internally
displaced camps (IDPs), the extension of free medical treatment,
beginning of road repairs, provision of clean drinking water and the
return of large scale farming.
Battle Group 11+, under the command
of Colonel Hassan Kimbowa, has replaced the outgoing Battle Group 9+
and will build on the security gains that their compatriots have
achieved.
———————————————————————————————————————— For more information, please Contact; Eloi Yao and Lt. Colonel Ali Eden Houmed, Spokespersons, Cell phone: (Nairobi) +254702155126 ; E‐mail: amisommediacentre@gmail.com
Mogadishu Saturday, May 18, 2013Somali National Security Services "NSS" rejected the meeting of Somali Members of the Federal Parliament in a Hotel. http://t.co/GU4cbAdcTN
Dear Somalis, World Human Rights Organizations and World Leaders,
Mogadishu on Saturday May 18, 2013 Welcome to their endless forgeries
and brainwashing their own Isaaq tribe, well as we know that today there
are more than three Semi-autonomous regions such Somaliland Khaatumo,
Somaliland Awdal State and Somaliland Sayla State which will soon make
their own currencies, passports, ranks and seeking international
recognitions as you have been brainwashing your Isaaq clan who only live
in Hargeisa and Berbera truly.
On behalf of the Somali People
and the Somali Government, we are fed up with you lies, and you will
soon see how Mogadishu will call you and stop your endless tribal
ambitions making the Somali Republic into tiny tribal republic.
Well, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the African
Union, IGAD, the Arab League and the United Nations have clearly
declared that Somaliland Administrations has been violating the
territorial integrity of the Republic of Somalia by committing crimes
against human in Awdal State, Khaatumo State and final Sayla State where
Somaliland's most corrupted SNP leaders made phony currencies,
passports and many other criminal activities.
Your lies are
about to end soon so, whether you like it or not the Somali Government
has recently taken the full control of its airspace, and we will teach
you how to stop your endless lies for brainwashing innocent people for
last 22 years.
One tribe can not be a government therefore;
you wasted your time and making such phony forgeries so, it it the right
time for the international community for real action to take care of
politically criminal mad men like you who are derail the law and order
in Somalia and around the world.
Recently, you remember the
regional governor of Siomaliland Isaaq Administration Mr. Ahmed Mohamed
Mohamud "Silanyo" insulted innocent lady in Washington DC where he was
making his own conference by paying lobbyist to seek for bogus
recognition which ended more failures than before.
Somalia was
one nation, is one nation and will be one nation whether you like it or
not! As for killing or saying that the Somali Government attacked in
1988 then how many tribes did the Somali Government attacked before you?
What happened in Mogadishu or in the country for last 22 years?
Welcome to the reality of one Somalia, one language and one religion
therefore; if you do not like Somalia then you can move out to anywhere
you wish to live and reside.
Somalia belongs to Somalis! If you do not like Somalis and Somalia then you can move out.
Best Wishes, Somali Ministry of Interior and National Security
Mogadishu on Friday May 17, 2013 Somali Ministry of Interior H.E. Abdikarim Guled ordered to all Ethiopian Troops out of Somali territory and they must stop crossing our borders without the full knowledge of the Federal Republic of Somalia because we are fed up The Army of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia which has been violating the international law while they are directly supporting to build tribal administrations which Ethiopia wants to rule indirectly.
Surely, Somali Ministry of Interior H.E. Abdikarim Guled confirmed that the International Community must charge the Ethiopian criminals who committed crimes against humanity in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Well, Ethiopia violates the territorial integrity of the Republic of Somalia since 1991 until now, and we are telling them to stop or we will retaliate and form the international community because we can not let a neighboring region to divide and support the Somali clans.
We also need Kenya Defense Forces out of Somalia as of May 17, 2013.
Surely, we made big mistake to sit with the criminal semi-autonomous regions of Somaliland and Puntland Administrations which are indirectly working for the interests of Somalia's enemies.
I can assure you that the Somali President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamed is powerless and confused to deal with the internal issues while he set up his own dictatorial lifestyle, and he secretly gave money to some of his closest parliamentary members in order to dismantle the Cabinet of Prime Minister his Excellency Abdu Farah Shirdon.
Sincerely, Best Wishes. Somali Ministry of Information, Posts, Telecommunications & Transportation
President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accepted the democratic credentials
of South Korea Ambassador to Somalia H.E Kim Chan on May 16, 2013
Dear Somalis,
Mogadishu on Friday May 16, 2013 Somali Top National Security Chiefs
welcome the Newly and Democratically elected President of Jubbaland
State his Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Islaan "Ahmed Madobe" for his endless
struggle to root out Al-qadea linked Al-shabab Groups out of his zones.
General Dahri Adan Eli who is the Somali Chief of the Joint Forces,
General Bashir Jama of the Somali National Security Services "NSS" and
General Abdihakin Dahir "Said" of the Somali Police Forces welcome truly
and officially how the Jubbaland State residents and their traditional
elders elected the New President of Jubbaland State His Excellency Ahmed
Mohamed Islan "Ahmed Madobe."
We wish the people of the
Jubbaland State to maintain law and order, and anyone who tries to
derail the achievement of peace in Jubbaland State will be dealt with
because he or she is trying to let Al-qadea linked Al-Shabab Group to
return and terrorize people in Jubbaland State before they even
deteriorated the tourism economy of Kenya and many regions in the Horn
of Africa.
Best Wishes,, Somali Top National Security Chiefs Somali Ministry of Information, Posts, Telecommunications and Transportation
Dear Somalis & International Community,
Mogadishu on Wednesday May 15, 2013 Somali People and the Federal
Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially welcome the democratically and
newly elected President of the Jubbaland State His Excellency Ahmed
Mohamed Islaan "Ahmed Madobe"
The Federal Government of the
Republic of Somali thanks to the New Parliamentary Members of the
Jubbaland State for electing democratically the right candidate for the
Presidency of the Jubbaland State.
Sincerely, Office of the President Office of the Prime Minister Office of the Speaker of the Federal Parliamentarian Somali Ministry of Information, Posts, Telecommunications and Transportation
Dear Somalis,
On behalf of Somali People & the Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially celebrate 70th anniversary of Somali Youth League (SYL) on May 15, 2013!
We thank to God for helping them to expel imperialism who invaded the land of Somali people or Somali Land, and we wish all the best for the new generation of Somali to rethink and take effective control of their homeland which nowadays every tribe is making tribal ambitions to derail law and order in the Republic of Somalia if and when they do not take up key executive post since 1991 until now.
Our dear Somalis, Somalia was one community, one religion and one language when the imperialists invaded the Land of Somali people then we have shown them that we could defeat and expel them therefore; it is the right to expel all foreign mercenaries who committed crimes against humanity and building the public property with the help of corrupted Somali officials since 1991 until now while some corrupted Somali politicians signed illegal contracts with mercenary oil companies without the knowledge of the Somali people and any legal authority in the Republic of Somalia which has had approved and democratically elected parliament.
Wake up Somalis, and let's defend our homeland against Al-qadea operatives, mercenary mafia companies with links to the spy agencies around the globe, and let's respect our leaders to use the Federal Constitution and help this nation from scratch.
Best Wishes, Office of the President Office of the Prime Minister Office of the Speaker of Federal Parliament
OTTAWA, May 15, 2013 Canada announced on Tuesday it is restoring
diplomatic relations with Somalia, more than two decades after severing
ties with the strife-torn African nation.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird made the announcement after
meeting here with Augustine Mahiga, Special Representative of the United
Nations Secretary-General for Somalia.
The government said in a statement that David Angell, Canada’s High
Commissioner in Kenya, now will also be accredited as ambassador to
Somalia.
The Canadian government ended diplomatic relations with Mogadishu in 1990.
The statement said Baird and Mahiga “discussed the progress made by the Somali government over the past year,” as well as the c
Mogadishu (Somaligov News) Dr. Maryan Qasim, the minister for
development and public services after meeting world health organization
(WHO) officials said that they addressed enhancing health care in the
country. The UN delegation led by Qulam Rabani who is the head of WHO
Africa met with the minister at the capital.
The minister said that she convinced the delegation how the United
Nations can take part in improving health care in the country.
She added that her ministry and WHO agreed on a plan that will enable
them implement the agreed projects that were expected to start soon.
Dr. Maryan said that she expected massive improvements in the countries
health care.
On the other hand, the Minister said that a vaccination exercise was
expected to start soon in the country to tackle wild polio for children
under the age of 5 years.
The ministers words comes as the members of the public lack enough health care facilities in the country.
Dear Somalis,
Mogadishu on Wednesday May 14, 2013 Somali Prime Minister his Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon sends a congratulatory message to the New Members of the Jubbaland State Members of Parliament, and he confirmed that the people of Jubbaland State deserved to make their own semi-autonomous State of Jubbaland where they fulfilled their constitutional mandatory requirement of two regions or more.
On behalf of the Somali Cabinet and the Republic of Somalia, I, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Somalia H.E. Abdi Farah Shirdon welcome the formation and the presidential elections of Jubbaland State on Thursday May 15, 2013.
Special thanks to the People of Jubbaland State for forcing Al-Qadea operatives and Shabab out of Jubbaland State.
Prime Minister His Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon has also confirmed that there are only few semi-autonomous states in Somalia which fulfilled the constitutional mandatory requirement to form semi-autonomous regions in Somalia, and are the following semi-autonomous states:-
I really thank to these above-mentioned Somali semi-autonomous administrations and how they achieved to set up effective administrations in their respective zones.
Well, whether you like it or not the 8 above-mentions semi-autonomous administrations are recognized by the Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia which I lead its Cabinet as the Executive therefore; if you need to know the truth then that is the truth.
Sincerely, H.E. Abdi Farah Shirdon The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Somali Ministry of Information, Posts, Telecommunication and Transportation
Mogadishu
on Monday May 13, 2013 On behalf of the Republic of Somalia, we sends a
congratulatory message to Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister H.E. Nawaz
Sharif.
We also thank to the people of Pakistan for safer presidential elections, and we wish them all the best.
Sincerely, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud The President of the Republic of Somalia 1 Villa Somalia, Mogadishu
Garowe on Monday May 13, 2013A statement from the president of Somalia’s
semi-autonomous region of Punt land Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole said a
group of MPs is attempting to bring a motion against Somalia Prime
Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, a move to renew political infighting which
the former governments in Somalia were notorious for.
“Punt land Government warns strongly against the renewal of political
infighting amongst the Federal Institutions of Somalia, as a group of
MPs is attempting to bring a motion against Somali Prime Minister H.E.
Abdi Farah Shirdon after only seven months in public office
“This attempt wastes time, resources, and the joint efforts Somali
stakeholders and international partners invested in bringing forth the
new Federal Institutions of Somalia.” the statement added.
The president of Puntland also in his statement urged the Federal
Institutions of Somalia to focus on primary national tasks, such as
managing the monetary crisis in the country, resolving the issue of
tampering with the Provisional Federal Constitution, working diligently
to strengthen law and order in war-affected areas, and supporting for
the formation of the remaining Federated States.
The statement came days after local clans protested against the
nomination of the new chiefs of the police and the national security
agency. Members of the federal parliament hailing from some clans have
described the nomination as unbalanced power sharing between the clans.
The Republic of SomaliaMogadishu Monday 13, May 12, 2013 top commander of Somalia’s army force swears
his troops will restore law and order and make sure government policies
will be restored.
General Daahir Adan Elmi (Inda Qarshe) who addressed the media after
meeting a parliamentary security committee said that it was the
responsibility of the Somalia armed forces to restore peace and bring
back the status of the government.
Inda Qarshe added that from today onwards the troops especially
military troops will resume restoring government policies and they will
be held responsible of anything that goes wrong.
The commander words come during a time when government troops are
accused of corruption and not observing law and order within them
Marka Monday 13, May 12, 2013 AMISOM troops removed some of the illegal road
blocks that operated at the lower Shabelle region of Somalia.
The residents of Shabelle region complained of rising insecurity and
increased number of illegal road blocks that terrorized motorists who
operated along the region.
The AMISOM troops accompanied by officials from the lower Shabelle
region today managed to remove road blocks along the road that connects
Marka and Afgoye town.
Officials from AMISOM, the administration of the region and federal
government troops are currently holding a meeting to discuss the
tackling of insecurity in the region. The AMISOM troops have secured
some of the roads in the region and motorists have welcomed the
operation.
Mogadishu Monday 13, May 12, 2013 some members of the Somalia parliament say
that the internal affairs and Security ministry has failed to tackle the
rising insecurity at the lower Shabelle region of Somalia.
Soyaal Abdullahi Sabriye who is a member of the Somalia parliament
pointed out the increasing illegal road blocks that exist in the region.
He said that the government should be held responsible for the alarming
rate of crimes in the region.
The Member of Parliament said that the region is still administrated
by the former transitional administration and the ministry has neglected
naming a new administration since a new federal government has been
elected.
This comes at a time when the people living in the region are crying over rising insecurity in the region
UN senior official calls for widespread support for Somali Government reform efforts
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefs press. At right is UN Spokesperson Martin Nesirky. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
9 May 2013 – A senior United Nations official today stressed the
need for widespread support from the international community for the new
Somali Government to help it succeed in its reform efforts.
The Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said some the biggest
challenges for Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud are to assert
his authority across the entire country and to grow relations with its
neighbouring countries.
“[Mr. Mohamud’s] challenge is to establish authority in all of Somalia
and I think it’s important for the international community to support
this desire to create a well-functioning federal state,” Mr. Eliasson
told reporters during a briefing on his recent trip to the Somalia
Conference in London earlier this week.
“The second challenge for Somalia is to develop a ‘neighbourhood’
relation that is a positive one,” he said, adding that the relationship
between Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is crucial for Somalia’s
development.
Mr. Eliasson, who met with the heads of State from all three countries,
said he was encouraged by the growing dialogue among them, and said he
hoped this would lead to peaceful regional context.
“I was encouraged by the growing dialogue between these three countries
and I would hope that we would see it developing with a strengthened
direction of a well-functioning Somalia supported by the new structure
of the UN after the Security Council decision two weeks ago, and also a
relationship with neighbours that will also help Somalia continue on the
reform path.”
The conference, co-hosted by Mr. Mohamud and UK Prime Minister David
Cameron, took place during what participants called in the final
communiqué that capped the event, “a pivotal moment” for Somalia, as it
rebuilds from two decades of factional fighting that followed the 1991
ousting of President Siad Barre. The event also raised some $300 million
for Somalia’s security sector.
In 2011, Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents retreated from Mogadishu, and
last year, new Government institutions emerged, as the country ended a
transitional phase towards setting up a permanent,
democratically-elected Government.
Mr. Eliasson said the conference was a show of solidarity and support of
the new leadership in Somalia, but noted absence of the delegations of
the regions of Somaliland and Puntland.
“We hope that all factions and all clans of Somalia would see it in
their interest to support the reform efforts of the President who has
been selected by all clans and all parts of the country at an earlier
stage,” he said.
2013
Moqdisho Jimco, May 10, 2013Ku Soo Dhawaada Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed Sareeye Gaas Cabdixakiin Daahir "Saacid" Welcome to meet the New Chief of Somali Police Major-General Abdihakin Dahir "Said" on Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday,
May 9, 2013 (Somaligov News): The Republic of Somalia has issued a
warning notice to all illegal foreigners who are working in Somalia
without approved documents & Visas. The Somali Immigration and
Nationality Services, the Somali Police Force and Somali National
Security Services have the right to capture all illegal foreigners who
are not complying with the Somali Constitution and the International
Law. If we find you that you have been in Somalia illegally, and you did
not comply with the Somali Law and the International Law then we will
show you the right justice in the Republic of Somalia.
Sincerely,
General Abdullahi Gagoow
The Somali Immigration and Nationality Services
TO: The Royal Norwegian Government
Dear Royal Norwegian Government,
On May 9, 2913
On behalf of the Somali People and the Republic of Somalia, we are
deeply concernng how the Royal Norwegian Government has humilated the
Somali mothers in this video clip, and we are definitely telling to the
Royal Norwegian Government to return all Somali children to their
respective families unconditionally and if the Royal Norwegian want to
return Somali people in Mogadishu then we will accept our people because
they fed up with you taking their children delibrately wuth forged
excuses,
Sincerely,
Office of the President Office of the Prime Office of the Speaker of Federal Parliament
Kismayo: On Tuesday May 7, 2013 the Interim President of Jubbaland State His
Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Islaan "Madobe" has officially announced that
next Firday is the deadline for the submission of Member of the Jubaland
Parliament who will elect the First President of Jubbaland State.
the Interim President of Jubbaland State His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed
Islaan "Madobe" confirmed that the people of JUbbaland State are fed up
with corrupted and mafia politicians who want to derail the peace in
Jubbaland State therefore; we requested to all the Jubbaland State Clans
to submit their list on next Friday 10, 2013.
On May 20, 2013
is the day of the election for President and vice-president, and we need
you to choose whoever you think is the right candidate to help and
rebuild JUbaland State. Best Wishes, the Interim President of Jubbaland State His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Islaan "Madobe"
On
Monday May 6, 2013 Somali Police Chief Major-General Sharif
Sheikhuna-Maye is warning Somali Local Media Houses and websites to stop
spreading false information about the appointment of new Somali Police
Chief and the Director of the Somali National Intelligence and Security
Agency (NISA).
Somali Police Chief Major-General Sharif
Sheikhuna-Maye confirmed that the President of the Federal Republic of
Somalia his Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud can appoint the New Chief
of Top Security Officers then the President of the Federal Republic of
Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud can forward the preferred names to
the Speaker of the Federal Parliament H.E. Mohamed Sheikh Osman where
the Members of the Federal Parliament must vote to confirm any new
appointees in close consultation with the Somali Minister of Interior
and National Security and the Somali Ministry of Defense.
Therefore;
On Behalf of the Somali Police Force, I, Major-General Sharif
Sheikhuna-Maye would like to work with you, and if you need further
information please do not hesitate to come and visit General Kahiye
Police Headquarters.
Sincerely, Major-General Sharif Sheikhuna-Maye
Mogadishu
on Saturday, September 21, 2013 The Federal Government of the Republic
of Somalia hereby officially that the Ex- Somali Prime Minister Mr. Omar
Abdirashid Ali Sharmake was the man who signed illegal sale of Somali
sea coast to Kenya where he called it the Memorandum of Understand while
he was in the Office of the Prime Minister then due to political
disagreement with Somali people and the ex- President H.E. Sheikh Sharif
Sheikh Ahmed then the people of Somalia said clearly no to his useless
and mentally insane project which he was fired out of the Office of the
Prime Minister on Tuesday, September 21, 2010.
Do you know what
he is now doing in Kismayo? He is trying to finish his failed project to
sell the Somali coast to the neighboring Kenya which the Somali people
advocated to overthrow him from the Office of the Prime Minister where
he has stolen a lot of money and he rejected for accountability and
transparency.
Surely, he called himself Dr. Omar Abdirashid Ali
but truly, and he was not or he never finished any doctorate or phd
degree, and we have so many phony people who cheated about their
academic background.
Let's top him now before he sells our land
with the other most corrupted professor of geology Gandi who has the
same interests with him, and they are also trying to help Oil companies
from Europe to exploit our natural resources and pollute our
environment.
Director Somali Ministry of Information, Posts, Telecommunication and Transportation
Dear World Leaders, Human Rights Watch and International Civil Societies Mogadishu
Somalia on Saturday May 4, 2013 I, the President of the Federal
Republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hereby officially inform
you that Somali People and the Federal Republic of Somalia are fed up
with the continuous and the illegal military interventions by the
Federal Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Kenya since 1998 until
now.
Somalia is not a failed state but our neighbors have been
misrepresenting our interests, and we have bigger mission for the
continuous destruction of the Republic of Somalia since 1978 until now.
Surely,
we know that the ICC is looking for the crimes against humanity in
Kenya presidential elections so, why is the ICC unable to took for the
crimes which the Ethiopia Federal Troops committed in Somalia during
President Abdullahi Yusuf?
Are Somalis not deserving the right
for international help to charge the perpetrators of war crimes in
Somalia locally, regionally and internationally.
The Ethiopian
Federal Troops killed more than 50000 people in Mogadishu during their
illegal operations in Somalia, and the United Nations Security Council
has never talked about ii in any of their gathering so, who are we?
I
do not accept criminals to get away with it. By the way, Al-qadea
operative in Somalia is one of the most worse challenge, and it is
international problem but we do not let our neighbor to support some
tribes and suffocate others in the name of peace-making troops.
I want the Ethiopian Forces and the Kenya Forces to leave Somali in peace, and never cross into our border.
Best Wishes, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Office of the President
Mogadishu
on Saturday May 4, 2012 President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud confirmed
that he would implement the Federal Constitution but he is still
confused with the formation of Jubbaland Administration truly while the
Prime Minister of the Federal Republic H.E. Abdi Farah Shirdon has
recently toured several regions in Somalia such as Gedo, Kismayo,
Puntland State and Himan and Heb unfortunately, as you listen to the
prime minister's speech in Galmudug, he said that the Galmudug has not
fulfilled the constitutional mandate for two region or more then
Galmudug Manager Mr. Abdi Awale Qaybid to join either Puntland State or
Galgaduud & Hiiraan regions which will form the Galhiiran State
unconditionally.
Somali Minister of Interior and National
Security H.E. Abdikarim Guled said that his ministry to abide by the
Federal Constitution thus he confirmed that there are some
semi-autonomous regions which fulfill the mandatory constitutional
requirements:
The Regional Administrations which fulfilled the Mandatory Constitutional Requirements are these following:- 1.
Somaliland Regional Administration led by the newly appointed regional
governor of Somaliland Administration H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud
"Silanyo" 2. Puntland Regional Administration led by the newly
appointed regional governor of Puntland Administration H.E. Abdirahman
Mohamed Moahumed "Farole" 3. Somali Maayland Regional Administration
led by the newly appointed regional governor of Somaliland
Administration H.E. Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade 4. Jubbaland Regional
Administration led by the newly appointed regional governor of Jubbaland
Administration H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Islaan "AHmed Madoobe" 5.
Awdalland Regional Administration led by the newly appointed regional
governor of Awdal land Administration H.E. Aw-Abdirashid Aw-Nur 6.
Khaatumo Regional Administration led by the newly appointed regional
governor of Khaatumo Administration H.E. Abdinur Ali Qaje Bide
The So-called Regional Administrations which did not fulfill the Mandatory Constitutional Requirements are these following:-
1. Galmugud 2. Himan & Heb 3. Western Mudug/Galwest 4. Raas Asayr 5. Udubland 6. Ceelbuure
On
behalf of the Somali Ministry of Interior and National Security, I urge
these phony tribal administrations to stop and try to fulfill the
Mandatory requirement of the Somali Federal Constitution or you will
face the law because we can not tolerate people violating the federal
law.
Best Wishes, H.E. Abdikarim Guled Somali Ministry of Interior and National Security
Friday,
May 3, 2013 the Puntland State President H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed
Mohamud "Farole" rejected to take part the Somali UK sponsored
Conference if Somaliland Administration rejected to take part as he said
clearly because he has the right to represent the interests of the
Puntland State People and what they deserve to get from the
international community.
Mogadishu
On Friday May 3, 2013 (Somaligov News): On World Press Freedom day, 3
May 2013, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today
launched in Mogadishu its Annual Report on State of Press Freedom in
Somalia in the year 2012 to review press
freedom in Somalia in 2012 and to provide an important insight into the
situation of press freedom in the country.
With the support of
the International Press Freedom Advocacy Organisation, Reporters
Without Borders (RSF), the report documents how press freedom suffered.
It details press freedom violations, including cases of journalists
killed, wounded, arrested, threatened and media houses attacked.
2012 saw deliberate violence, impunity and injustice against
journalists and media in Somalia which were widespread, systematic and
involved a variety of perpetrators.
The National Union of
Somali Journalists confirmed through regular and systematic
documentation of attacks on journalists that 2012 was the deadliest year
for Somali media in history with 18 media workers murdered. Five
journalists were wounded in the period under review.
The report
describes that the causes of deaths range from suicide blasts and
shootings by politically agitated forces, to targeted attacks by the
Al-shabaab and attacks by criminal elements, the annual report added.
Mogadishu emerged as the deadly place for Somali media practitioners
with 14 of them murdered in this crime-ridden city. The murderous
attacks heightened in September 2012 where seven journalists were
murdered.
“Deadly violence against journalists and other media
workers have been a distressingly recurring phenomenon in 2012. We
observed in 2012 a further deterioration in the safety environment for
journalists,” said Omar Faruk Osman, NUSOJ Secretary General.
In the year 2012, journalists faced frequent arrest, harassment,
blackmailing, police detention and threats in Hargiesa, Bossasso, Las
Anod, Mogadishu and Borame. Some 30 journalists were imprisoned in the
last year for carrying out their work, the report stressed. Somaliland
surfaced as worst jailer of journalists in the year 2012 with 28 of them
arrested in Hargeisa, Borame and Las Anod by Somaliland police.
“Journalists in almost every district and region of Somalia report that
they live and work in a state of fear and that any one of them may be
exposed to danger as they work in an environment of fear, obstruction
and intimidation,” declared Osman.
NUSOJ report said attacks
and intimidation of journalists continued in 2012 with impunity.
Impunity for those killing, attacking or threatening to attack
journalists was common throughout Somalia.
Despite repeated
calls for accountability and justice, a veil of impunity exists and
almost no credible action has ever been taken following violence against
journalists, the annual report added.
The former Transitional
Federal Government, which formally ruled Somalia in the better part of
the last year, failed to mount any legal action or public inquiry,
reinforcing the perception that there is a culture of impunity around
violations against media.
“Contending with alarmingly regular
and deadly violence as a consequence of their work, leading to
widespread self- censorship, journalists struggle to maintain a balance
in reporting on issues of public importance and their safety,” declared
Osman.
Dear Somalis,
Mogadishu
Friday May 3, 2013 On behalf of the Somali People & Federal
Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially confirm you that Major-General
Sharif Sheikhuna-May is still the Somali Chief of Police.
As
you know that the Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia is
currently vetting for New Top Security Officers in regard to certified
academic background in national security or defense degree therefore; we
are kindly urging to the Somali Local Media to stop propagating the
wrong news throughout the Somali Local Media.
Certainly, there
will new appointments for the Leadership of the Somali Police Force but
it is the responsibility of the Somali Ministry of Interior and the
National Security in consultation with the Federal Parliamentary
Security & Defense Committee and the Executive Branch.
The
Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia will also provide the
detailed biography of any appointed top security officers in regard to
the mandatory requirements of certified qualifications in national
security and defense.
Best Wishes, Major-General Sharif Sheikhuna-May The Somali Chief of Police. http://www.police.somaligov.net/
Mogadishu
on Friday May 2, 2013 (Somaligov News) the president of the federal
republic of Somalia Prof Hassan Sheikh today attended a parliament
session in Mogadishu Somalia. Mr. Hassan read along speech in parliament
addressing the general situation of the country.
the president elaborated yesterdays meeting between him and a
parliamentarian committee. He said that the agenda discussed was on ways
of implementing federalism and how to extend the government plans
(federalism) to other regions in the country.
the president also
addressed the Juba Land situation and formation of an administration for
the region. He said that an equally represented administration will be
formed for the two Juba regions and Gedo when the entire region is freed
from Alshabab militia. He reminded the members of parliament that an
administration formed by one group will not be accepted by his
government and the government will announce an administration once the
entire region is freed from the outlawed group. the president also
addressed the London conference, the country’s relationship with the
international community and major steps taken by his government in terms
of development the president finally said that his government will
work with all the governments who have helped somalia develop in
political ,economical and social projects.
On
Wednesday, May 1, 2013We, the People and the Federal Government of the
Republic of Somalia hereby celebrate 1st of May, 2013 for Somali Labor
Day.
UN chief condemns latest attack on Somali legal system
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
30 April 2013 – Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of Somalia’s Deputy State
Attorney, Ahmed Malim Sheikh Nur, expressing deep concern that the
recent attacks in Mogadishu seem to be targeting the country’s justice
sector.
“The Secretary-General is deeply concerned that recent attacks in
Mogadishu appear to target the judicial officials and the legal system
as a whole,” his spokesperson said in a statement issued Monday evening.
Mr. Ban “remains confident that such criminal acts will not undermine
efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the country,” the statement
added.
According to media reports, gunmen killed the Deputy Attorney General on
26 April as he was leaving a mosque following Friday prayers.
Mr. Ban expressed his sincere condolences to Mr. Nur’s family and
reiterated the commitment of the United Nations to support and assist
the Government of Somalia, its institutions and its people.
Earlier this month, UN independent expert on the situation of human
rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, urged the international community to
continue its efforts to strengthen the administration of justice in
Somalia despite a slew of attacks. Mr. Bari made his statement after
deadly bomb and gun attacks at the Banadir Regional Court and near the
airport in Mogadishu.
Mogadishu on Tuesday April 30, 2013 (Somaligov News): The president of
the federal republic of Somalia has announced that he will consult the
head of Punt Land state on the formation of new Administrations in the
country.
The president who made a recent visit to
the capital of Punt Land state addressed good governance will be the
pillar the government will rely on.
The president underlined the importance
of coming up with new administrations in some regions and added that it
was compulsory constitutionally to form administrations for regions that
did not have one. He also added that he will consult some of the
existing administrations before he names the administration of any
region. Other bodies to be consulted will include the people living in
the regions who will make the final say on the new administrations.
Prof. Hassan Sheikh finally said that his
government will play part in the reconciliation process of the Somali
communities who were affected by the civil war for the past 21 years.
Mogadishu on Tuesday April 30, 2013 (Somaligov News): The Federal Government’s assistant minister for information Abdi Shakur Ali Mire who
addressed the media after attending a closed indoor meeting between
members of the cabinet informed shabelle media that the government fears
for the current situation of Somali refugees in Yemen.
Abdi Shakur Ali Mire who is the assistant
minister for information stated that a committee from the Somali
government visited the camps in Yemen and came back with reports that
the refugees lived in poor conditions compared to other camps in the
East Africa.
Yemen is among the many countries hosting thousands of Somali refugees who fled the civil war in the past 21 years.
Garowe: Sunday, April, Sunday 28, 2013 President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud & his delegation visited Puntland State Government where they were highly welcomed by the President of the Puntland State Government H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamed Mohamud "Farole" and the People of the Puntland State Government
On Friday April 26, 2013 (Somaligov News) His Excellency Prof. Ahmed
Ismail Samatar has officially resigned from the Federal Parliament of
the Republic of Somalia where he once ran for the Somali Presidency
which he failed to win.
Welcome to the reality of endless
resignations coming forward because previously the Ex- Prime Minister of
the Transitional Federal Government his Excellency Dr. Abdiweli ALi
Gas.
What is wrong with these reigning Somali elite when they do
not take up key top posts in any government of the Republic of Somalia?
Well, we know that Somalia is was one nation, is one nation and will be one nation.
Let the Somali people charge your in the near future!
Mogadishu
is the Capital City of the Republic of Somalia whether you like it or
not, and every Somali tribe must came and save it from the scavengers
who have been dragging out the civil war since 1991 until now.
If
colonial masters came to the land of Somali people and named it in
different names then is your genealogy in reference to the colonial
master's wrongful separations to give us different names?
Somalis welcome to the reality! Listen to him carefully!
Mogadishu Thursday, ApriThursday 25, 2013 We,
the People and the Federal Republic of Somalia send our condolence to
family of the murdered Deputy Attorney-General Ahmed Sh. Nur Malin
Mogadishu
on Thursday April 25, 2013 Foreign Secretary William Hague traveled to
Somalia to open the new British Embassy in Mogadishu.
Madaxweynaha waxaa kala qeyb galayo shirkan R/Wasaare ku Xigeenka ahna Wasiirka Arimahha Dibadda Marwo Fowzia Yusuf Haaji Adam
President
H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamed accepted the Credentials of the In-coming
New UN Resident Coordinator for Somalia today on Thursday April 4, 2013
in Mogadishu, Somalia.
News storyForeign Secretary opens new British Embassy in Mogadishu
Foreign Secretary William Hague has travelled to Somalia to open the new British Embassy in Mogadishu.
This will be the first time the UK has an Embassy in Somalia since
1991 when the Embassy was closed and the Ambassador and his staff
evacuated. This makes the UK the first EU country to re-open an Embassy
in Somalia.
The Foreign Secretary was joined at the opening by the Somali
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The Foreign Secretary and the
President also discussed the Somalia Conference taking place in London
on 7 May.
Ahead of a meeting taking place at the Somalia Conference on
preventing sexual violence, the Foreign Secretary also attended a
discussion between senior members of the Somali government and prominent
civil society leaders. The meeting was an opportunity for attendees to
raise issues and concerns and to discuss plans for working together to
tackle sexual violence.
Speaking from the new Embassy site, the Foreign Secretary said:
“I am delighted to announce that today, 22 years after we evacuated
our diplomats from Mogadishu, we are raising the Union Jack to mark the
formal opening of a new British Embassy. Somalia has been through a
dramatic shift over the last year but continues to face huge challenges.
We should be under no illusions as to the sustained efforts that will
be required, in Somalia and from its international partners, to ensure
that Somalia continues to make progress.
“Today’s opening is testament both to the strength of the UK/Somalia
bilateral relationship and to UK government’s commitment to work with
the Federal Government of Somalia as they rebuild their country after
two decades of conflict. I am grateful to the Somali President for
joining me today to mark this special occasion.
“We will continue to work closely with the Somalia Government on
shared priorities, which include tackling conflict, countering terrorism
and piracy, providing humanitarian assistance, and promoting UK
interests in Somalia and the region.”
The Embassy has been built on a site leased to HM Government by the Federal Government of Somalia.
New diplomatic posts as of April 2013. View the full image at www.flickr.com/foreignoffice
The Foreign Secretary continued:
“Next month, the Prime Minister and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will co-host a Conference in London
which aims to provide international support for the President’s
priorities of creating security, rebuilding the justice system, and
reforming government finances. I met President Hassan earlier today to
discuss the Conference, and also attended a discussion with
representatives of civil society on preventing sexual violence. I am
pleased that the Somali government has demonstrated its commitment to
tackling this serious issue and that there will be a further discussion
of practical steps of how to do this at the Somalia Conference in
London.”
Further information
British Embassy in Mogadishu
The former British Embassy in Mogadishu, located close to the port,
was closed in January 1991, and the building is now a ruin.
The Foreign Secretary today opened the core office within the new
British Embassy at Mogadishu International Airport, with a short
ceremony and flag-raising. This office will allow the British
Ambassador, Matt Baugh, and his staff to work and communicate with
London while the rest of the Embassy compound is completed. The Embassy
is scheduled for completion by the end of July.
Somalia Conference in London
Prime Minister David Cameron and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will co-host the Somalia Conference
at Lancaster House in London on 7 May. The Conference aims to provide
co-ordinated international support for the Somali Government’s
priorities as they rebuild their country.
Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
Sexual violence in conflict is widespread. Most frequently it is
carried out by one group against another with the deliberate intention
of destroying, degrading, humiliating and scaring political opponents or
entire ethnic and religious groups.
The Foreign Secretary’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
aims to replace the culture of impunity with one of deterrence - by
increasing the number of perpetrators brought to justice both
internationally and nationally; by strengthening international efforts
and co-ordination to prevent and respond to sexual violence; and by
supporting states build national capacity. For more information see the
G8 declaration on preventing sexual violence in conflict.
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2013
Dear Somalis and World Citizens,
Somalia: Security Council discusses revised UN presence in Mogadishu
Assistant
Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayé-Brook Zerihoun briefs the
Security Council on the situation in Somalia. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
14 February 2013 – The Security Council today discussed a revised
United Nations presence in Somalia to support recent political gains and
to address the urgent ongoing humanitarian and human rights situations.
“This period of transformation, with its opportunities and challenges,
requires a step change in the United Nations support to peacebuilding in
Somalia,” the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs,
Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, told the Council.
Mr. Zerihoun supported Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon’s recommendation in his latest report to establish a
broader peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu “to simultaneously provide
enhanced support to peacekeeping and to meet other development and
humanitarian objectives.”
The new mission would include good offices, advice and assistance on
security, peacekeeping and state-building, the preparation of elections,
human rights and the rule of law, and assistance for the coordination
of international assistance, Mr. Zerihoun said.
The recommendation follows an integrated strategic assessment conducted
late last year, building on discussions with Somali authorities, the
African Union, civil society and international partners in Somalia and
Kenya.
The UN entities working on Somalia, including the UN Political Office (UNPOS)
and UNSOA, which provides logistics for the African Union peacekeeping
force in Somalia (AMISOM), are due to steadily relocate to Somalia over
the next six to 12 months, Mr. Zerihoun said.
Last month, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey
Feltman met with key Somali and UN officials during a visit to the
capital, Mogadishu. He said Somalia was undergoing a “profound
transformation” and needs a better coordinated and coherent response
from the international community.
Also speaking to the Council today, Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fawzia Y. H. Adam, reiterated her
Government’s “strong position that there must be an integrated mission”
in Mogadishu to assist the humanitarian situation, which remains
critical for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by fighting.
Ms. Adam also requested that the Council lift the 20-year-old UN arms
embargo to allow Somali Defense Forces, supported by AMISOM, to fight
Al-Shabaab and other militant groups.
“Getting rid of the remnants of the Al-Shabaab is a top priority for
us,” emphasized Ms. Adam. She added that the Government would put in
place necessary mechanisms “to ensure that armaments do not fall into
the wrong hands.”
Mr. Zerihoun had said that relaxing the arms embargo “would take a
calibrated approach based on all the factors,” including support for the
Somali forces while avoiding proliferation of uncontrolled weapons.
Somalia marked a historic political watershed last August when it
swore-in the first formal parliament. The event ended a so-called
“transition” phase which had begun with the 2004 launch of a UN-backed
interim government after Somalis had been without a functioning
government since the overthrow of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
“There is now a tangible sense of security and optimism in Mogadishu,”
Mr. Zerihoun said. He cautioned, however, that the security sector needs
development in parallel with enhanced support for the judiciary and
respect for human rights, in particular to deal with ongoing threats to
journalists and the incidents of sexual violence.
Monday, February 11, 2013 (Somaligov News): Puntland’vice Police officer general Muhyadin Ahmed
Muse on Monday has got very heavy injuring after suicide
car bomber struck his car outside a police station
kalkaio district in galmugug region of Somalia north
central town.
Reports that we are getting from their sayingt on
Monday morning attack was seeming targeting Gen.eral.
Muse occurred when a suicide car laden with explosives
rammed a convoy of police vehicles carrying the vice
police officer near the in front f the main gate of
the the central police station in Galkaio district
General. Muse is servicing with minor injuries but
further information we are receiving cate at least
nine people were dead and many more including police
and civilians were also injured and
Three member security guards of the attacked of police
officer are also confirmed to have been injured in
the attack, according to some local website which
is located in police have sealed off the scene of
the explosion shortly after the incident. The explosion destroyed several police cars accompanying
the regional deputy police chief, according to locals
who spoke to daynle website after the explosion It
is not clear who may be responsible of the attack
but suspicion is likely to fall on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab
group.
Gal kayo which straddles the border separating semi-autonomous
Punt land from the self-proclaimed separate region
of Galmudug to the south has seen violent assassinations
and organized crimes in recent months.
On Wednesday last week, police arrested more than
200 people orchestrating insecurity in the region.
In late July last year, Puntland’s area security Chief
Col. Warsame Yussuf Ahmed was injured in blast that
ripped through the town.
The explosion was said to be a landmine planted
in the area, probably targeting Mr. Ahmed who is also
brother to the late former Somali president Abdullahi
Yussuf Ahmed who died in a hospital in Abu Dabi late
last year.
Monday, February 11, 2013 (Somaligov News): Two Burundian mps arrived. adan .ade. airport in
Mogadishu on Sunday to strengthen the relationship
with their Somalia brothers as he told one of Burundian
mp
The visiting of, Burundian mps, cames after received
in formal invitation from their count part Mohamed
ahmed kulan who is the head of Somalia parliamentary
defece committee The burundian MPs led by parliamentary
defence committee Mr, chairman Hakizimna Emilien held
talks with a section of Somali legislators to discuses
the way that forward in boosting the cooperation and
working to gether between the two parliaments. Speaking in Mogadishu, Emilien said they are very
happy to be in the Somalia and promised that his country
will continue support Somalia in all sectors.
The Burundian mps delegation is planned to hold talks
with the speaker of Somalia parliament Mr., Mohamed
Osman jawari, before thy returning back to their countr
Monday, February 11, 2013 (Somaligov News): At least three people injured on Sunday night after
bomb attacked to the general inda ade residence which
is located in hodan district eye witness said two
bomb exploded held in front of general inda ade residence
and the inda ade militant has opened fire injured
two civilian and one of the inda ade militant a person
spoke , Mr, inda ade told to the media its suspected
to be hind AL. shabab group although we do not have
any evidence but we are going to do investigation
said a person who spoke general inda ade Other hand bomb attacked on Sunday night to the Somalia
government forces in suqa holaha in Haleiwa district
although we don’t have more information about that
explosion but there is intelligence reports saying
that at least two Somalia army forces were injured
Sunday, February 10, 2013 (Somaligov News): President H.E. Hassan Shiekh Mohamud,
who returned back yesterday from a
trip that took him to Europe and Egypt, has told at a news conference in
Mogadishu that the world community is ready to help Somalia and its
people but the Somalis are first needed to help themselves and start
rebuilding their nation after long years of chaos and war.
’’ We have to move forward from where we are now’’ said the president
during his news conference in which he detailed about his trip to the
headquarters of the European Union, London and finally the Islamic
summit in Cairo.
The president said that at the Islamic summit in Cairo, leaders from
the Islamic world have discussed Somalia and ways to help Somalia and he
mentioned that the summit donated economic fund to Somalia which would
be administered by a joint commission from Somalia and the Islamic
development bank
His Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon
Prime Minister
Mogadishu, Somalia
Paris, 7 February 2013
Subject: Reforms needed for freedom of information in Somalia
Dear Prime Minister Shirdon,
Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that
defends freedom of information, would like to share with you its
concerns about the actions of the Somali authorities on matters
affecting journalists.
The imposition of a one-year jail sentence on the journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim for
reasons connected to his work is a disappointing sign as regards the
commitment that your government gave to guarantee freedom of
information.
As you said, a free press is “the heart of every democracy and is
guaranteed by the new constitution.” But democracy will not be able to
flower if journalists are liable to be jailed in connection with their
work. Media offences must be decriminalized without delay if Somalia is
to enjoy freedom of information and its benefits.
Last year was a particularly difficult one for Somali journalists.
Somalia fell 11 places in the latest Reporters Without Borders press
index and is now ranked 175th out of 179 countries. A total of 18
journalists were killed in bombings or targeted murders in 2012, making
it the deadliest year in the Somali media’s history.
The vulnerability of journalists is reinforced by the failure to
punish those responsible for the crimes against them. No investigation
has so far been conducted into any of last year’s 18 murders. As reform
of the police and judicial authorities is one of your government’s
announced priorities, we urge you to quickly adopt significant measures
to combat this impunity and to protect journalists.
The decriminalization of media offences and the protection of
journalists would enable Somalia to face the human rights and
development challenges ahead with the credibility that democracies
derive from their ability to guarantee freedom of information. Your
government’s recent statements allow us to hope that 2013 will see a
renewal of human rights and media freedom in Somalia.
Sincerely,
Christophe Deloire
Reporters Without Borders secretary-general
Dear Somalis and World Leaders, On Saturday 9, 2013 the People and the Republic of Somalia hereby
officially thank to the Former Ambassador Winston A. Tubman of the
United Nations Political Office for Somalia who helped the Somali youth
to get involve with Somalia's unstable and tribal politics in order to
save Somalia out of extinction.
Truly, we did it our beloved
former Ambassador Winston A. Tubman of the United Nations Political
Office for Somalia, and the Code Name Abdikadir has worked for us
invisibly to be part of the Government of the Republic of Somalia.
Special thanks to your visionary contribution for helping Somali Youth
at the IGAD Sponsored Somali Peace Conference in Eldoret and Nairobi,
and you contributory and diplomatic inspiration made the Somali youth to
engage public services directly while telling our old folks to stop
selfish tribal civil war in the Republic of Somalia.
We will
never forget your advice, and we are truly proud to realize that you are
extremely extraordinary diplomat for humanity while teaching and
reaching others in needy regardless of fame, race, religion or political
view.
We wish you, your wife, daughter and son all the best.
OSGIT Director
UN rights chief calls on Somalia to re-open case
of reporter and alleged rape victim
Women and children wait for assistance from the drought/famine in
Dolo, southern Somalia. Photo: WFP/David Orr
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6 February 2013 – The United Nations human rights chief today
called
on the Somali Government to re-open the case of a Somali journalist
and the alleged rape victim he interviewed, after they were
sentenced to one year in prison, stressing that the sentencing is a
serious blow to the fight against sexual violence in the country.
“Sexual abuse in the camps for displaced people in Somalia is a
real issue, and any effort to expose, denounce and deter these
crimes should be supported,” said the High Commissioner for Human
Rights, Navi Pillay. “It is deeply disturbing that a woman
alleging rape can be penalized for reporting such a crime, and a
journalist jailed for investigating it.”
Last month, Somali authorities arrested the woman – who claimed
she was raped in September by armed men in government uniforms while
living in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) – and the
journalist who interviewed her, as well as the person who introduced
them. Two other individuals have also been charged in connection
with the case.
The journalist, Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, was charged for
offending the honour of a State institution and for filing a false
report in spite of never having published his interview, while the
alleged victim was charged for offending the honour of a State
institution.
“I raised this case 10 days ago directly with the Government of
Somalia,” Ms. Pillay said. “I am now calling on the Government
to urgently re-open this case and launch a full inquiry to clearly
establish what happened and, if any allegations of abuses against
the victim and the journalist are confirmed, to hold those
responsible accountable.”
Ms. Pillay underlined that the incident also puts at risk freedom
of expression in a country where independent journalists have been
regularly targeted and killed. “Sexual violence is a perfectly
valid subject for any journalist to investigate. No journalist
should be arrested and sentenced by a court to one year in jail for
doing his work.”
She also condemned the statements made by some public
authorities, including Police Commissioner General Sharif Shekuna
Maye at a press conference last month, which exposed the alleged
victim to public stigmatization, and undermined her right to
presumption of innocence.
“I am very concerned about the impact the penalization of the
woman alleging rape could have in the fight against impunity in
sexual violence cases, especially given the reports of increasing
sexual violence in Somalia,” the High Commissioner said. “And I
am particularly shocked by the exposure of the victim of the alleged
rape to public stigmatization,” she added.
Yesterday, Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon expressed
his disappointment over the sentencing and urged the Government to
ensure that all allegations of sexual violence are investigated
fully and perpetrators are brought to justice. The UN Political
Office in Somalia (UNPOS)
as well as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on
Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, had also spoken
out in recent weeks about the case, calling for alleged crimes to be
investigated and for a fair judicial process to be ensured.
On Tuesday February 5, 2013 we hereby officially welcome Somalis Diasporas and international investors to come band and be part of a new Somalia for better governance in the 21st Century.
Somalia welcomes those who are ready to invest and share economic and strategic recoveries now in order to benefit locally, regionally and globally.
On behalf of the People and the Republic of Somalia, we would like to welcome your feedback and cooperation.
Somalia is now open for investments! If you are too late then please do not complain us for tomorrow as we will be serving first come, firs serve!
I really congratulate to our new national leadership and how they are ready to help Somalia.
Best Wishes, Director of the OSGIT & the Spokesperson of the Republic of Somalia
Downing Street
Prime Minister David Cameron with H.E. Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Downing Street, 4 February 2013.
On Sunday, February 3, 2013 (Somaligov News): Commander of the African Union forces in Hiiraan province in central Somalia, General Osman Subagle has said that Al Shabab has no military capabilities any longer in Somalia.
Speaking to Shabelle Media Network on the line from Beledweyne, General Subagle said that the group has lost milatarily in south and central, saying that the group’s capability is now confined to hit and run attacks and suicide attacks against civilians.
General Subagle said that Amisom is committed to eridicating remanents of Al Shabab throughout Somalia
The General continued to say that Amisom would continue to support Somali government and would spearhead its opearations aginst Al Shabab.
The Afrcan Union mission in Somalia is combined troops from Uganda, Burundi,Djibouti and Kenyan and togther with Somali forces, the mission successfully dislodged Al Shabab from many urban areas in south and central Somalia including the capital city, Mogadishu.
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 (Somaligov News): Somali journalists gathered at the regional court on Saturday morning, February 02, 2013 both to show solidarity and report the trail of the Somali Journalist, Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim (Koronto) who was accused insulting state institution and fabricating a false story, following his interview he conducted with a Somali woman who said that she was raped. The hearing started at 12:35pm local time and the precede judge, Ahmed Adan announced that the court is open and asked the Attorney General, Abdulkadir Mohamed Muse to present witnesses and evidences in support of the charges against the journalist and the four held in connection with the rape case.
The prosecuting attorney who is the Somali Attorney General, Abdulkadir Mohamed Muse presented the interview of the journalist conducted and his job accreditation card provided by Ergo Radio and four witnesses against the alleged rape victim. Though the preceding judge said that “these are not enough for your charges”. This is contrary to the earlier claims of the Attorney General following his last week’s media conference in which he declared that the file has been successfully completed.
The Attorney general requested two days to bring more witnesses and evidences and the preceding judge announced that the court is closed and will resume on Tuesday morning, 5 February, 2013 at 8:00am in the morning for the next hearing.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is disappointed about the continued detention of the journalist, which is in detention since January 10 and call for the Somali government to urgently drop the charges against the journalist and respect the freedom of expression and the press.
“Keeping the journalist in jail for a long time, for only interviewing a woman allegedly gang raped by members of the state security and charged for insulting the state institution and fabricating a story, is a matter is great concern among the Somali media practitioners.” Mohamed Ibrahim, NUSOJ Secretary General said, “The government must drop the charges and release the journalist and call for respect of the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press, which is currently at stake and bring the journalists’ killers to justice”
Somali journalists are confident that the journalist, Abdiasis Koronto has nothing to do with the alleged charges and reiterated that to interview a victim is not a crime and are very hopeful that Abdiasis be released soon.
The journalist, Abdiasis Koronto was arrested on January 10, 2013 and was accused of interviewing a woman, who alleged being raped by state security forces. The interview has not been published on any media outlet. At the same time, the Somali Police claims that this journalist is the author of a reportage that appeared on Al Jazeera/Universal TV. The police searched Abdulasis’s home twice, took his laptop and digital voice recorder. <END>
– For further information, contact: National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Press House, Taleex Street, KM4 Area, Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia, Tel: +252 1 859 944, e-mail: nusoj@nusoj.org.so / newsletter@nusoj.org.so Internet: http://www.nusoj.org.so
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 (Somaligov News): The president and his entourage were warmly received by British government officials, days after meeting EU leaders in Brussels. During his visiting in London, the president is expected to have talks with a british prime minister MR David Cameroon on range of issues including strengthening of UK government’s aid to Somalia. The two leaders are also set to discuss the upcoming London conference on Somalia slated for next May. The president will also meet other British top government officials to drum up support for his government as the country emerges from the ashes of civil war and destitution. Meanwhile, the president is expected to brief Somali community representatives in London on his government’s plan to rebuild the country and seek the support of the diaspora communities.
Dear Prime Minister Cameron, February 2, 2013 CPJ sends press freedom letter to British Prime Minsiter David ahead of his meeting with Somali president Hassan Shiekh Mohamud. In anticipation of your meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamudnext week, we would like to bring to your attention recent actions taken by the Somali government, as well as the increasing number of unsolved journalist murders in the country.
Mr. Prime Minister, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague recently launched a global initiative to secure new international action against the use of rape and sexual violence in conflict. However, the Somali government is in the process of prosecuting freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdinuur for interviewing an internally displaced woman on January 8 who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers while living in a camp last year. Although Abdiaziz never published the interview, he was charged on Monday under Article 269 of the Somali penal code for offending the honor of a state institution and for filing a false report,news reports said. The alleged victim, along with three other individuals, faces charges that could lead to up to nine years in prison, the reports said.
Abdiaziz was detained illegally in a police station for two weeks before he was charged. Throughout his detention, top Somali officials, including the president, the police chief, and the interior minister, issued statements that prematurely judged his guilt and undermined the credibility of the judicial process. Journalists are not above the law, but neither are officials or security forces.
Mr. Prime Minister, the U.K. has taken a leading role in supporting Somalia’s recovery, a commitment illustrated by the government’s pledge to increase aid levels by 74 percent by 2014, according to news reports. Ultimately, Somalia’s success will depend on leadership that, as President Hassan has stated, is accountable and ends a culture of impunity.
On January 17, President Hassan said the country needed to overcome a “culture of impunity.” But despite his public pledges to create a task force to investigate journalist murders, none such team has been created. The day after President Hassan’s speech, on January 18, unidentified assailants in Mogadishu shot dead journalist Abdihared Osman, the fifth journalist from the Shabelle Media Network killed in 13 months. CPJ documented 12 journalist murders in Somalia in 2012, making the country the most dangerous in Africa for journalists.
CPJ research shows that not a single journalist murder has been prosecuted in Somalia over the past decade. CPJ ranked Somalia second worst on its 2012 Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are murdered regularly and the killers go free.
We ask that you urge President Hassan to follow through on his commitment to create a task force to investigate journalist murders. Such steps would hasten the progress toward tackling corruption and abuse and will sustain the development of a transparent and accountable system that would foster security and stability in the country.
In your meeting, we urge you to engage President Hassan on his administration’s responsibility to respect freedom of the press and to bring the killers of journalists to justice. Journalists should be allowed to report freely on issues of public interest and should never face reprisal for their reporting. We trust that you will help us in bringing this matter to his attention.
Sincerely,
Joel Simon
Executive Director
CC List:
The Rt. Hon. William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Rt. Hon. Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development
The Rt. Hon. Hugh Bayley, Labour MP, Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group, Chair
The Rt. Hon. Baroness D’Souza, Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group, Vice Chair
The Rt. Hon. Mark Pritchard, Africa All-Party Parliamentary Group, Vice-Chair
The Rt. Hon. Richard Ottaway, Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Chair
The Rt. Hon. Sir Menzies Campbell, Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Member
Abdikarim Hussein Guled, Minister of Interior, Federal Republic of Somalia
Abdullahi Elmoge Hersi, Minister of Information, Federal Republic of Somalia
Georges-Marc Andre, European Union Representative of Somalia
Matt Baugh, U.K. Ambassador to the republic of Somalia
Augustine Mahiga, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia Dear World Leaders & Human Rights Organizations,
On Thursday 31, 2013 On behalf of the Somali People and the Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially declare that journalist ABdiaziz Abdinur Koronto is innocent, and he must be released urgently with apology and reward.
It is also unfortunately to arrest the rapped victim and her husband while the criminal officers who rapped her are protected by the Top Officers, and we are also telling to the international community that those who released the murder of the MSF aid workers are also in-charge to cover up their criminal stupidity to derail justice and freedom of press in the Republic of Somalia.
Can they tell us who released the murder of the MSF aid worker? Why are they arresting innocent journalist Abdiziz Abdinur, the rapped victim and her husband? While they have intentionally and tribally released the murder of the MSF aid worker as confirmed by the Chairman of the Somali High Court H.E. Aidid Ilka-Hanaf,
Special thanks to Somali CID Police Chief and the Banedir Regional Commander of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency General Khalif Ahmed Ereg for their endless efforts to share important report in regard to the injustice and the illegality of the security issues within this case.
Thank you very much for your clear truth about this case, and we need you to share and report who murdered many other journalists in Somalia?
Best Wishes. The Director of the Somali Minister of Information, Posts and Transportation.
http://www.somaligov.net/
TRANSCRIPT:
12:50 p.m. EST
MS. NULAND: All right, everybody. It is Friday, and as you all know, this is Secretary Clinton’s last day. And we expect Secretary-Designate Kerry to be sworn in later this afternoon. You will all have seen the statement that we put out earlier today about the terrorist attack on our Embassy in Ankara.
Why don’t we, with all of those things going on, go to what’s on your minds?
QUESTION: Before we get to the attack in Turkey, can you just go through some of the things that the Secretary’s done on her last day, some of the atmospherics, some of her meetings with staff, et cetera?
MS. NULAND: Well, it’s obviously been a whole week of saying goodbye, including to the members of the fourth estate here. She had her usual 8:45 morning staff meeting. She had a little bit of a farewell up in the Jefferson with some senior staff. She has been walking around the building, saying goodbye to different colleagues, including – she was scheduled to go to the cafeteria. I don’t know if that has happened or if I’m letting out state secrets here via the only watering hole in the building here.
And as you know, she will have a little bit of a departure ceremony as she leaves the building at 2:30, and that’s open press, so you’ll all be invited to join that.
QUESTION: And did she have any final meetings on policy matters, or was it mainly personal and goodbyes today?
MS. NULAND: She has been doing some normal Secretary of State business today, of course. This morning, first thing, she received an update on the attack on our Embassy. She, as we can talk about when we get to it, also made a phone call to Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu. She obviously spoke to our Ambassador in Ankara, Ambassador Ricciardone. She also had a chance to talk directly to his senior staff as well, and she’s been doing a number of internal USG meetings as well.
QUESTION: And then just on the attack, is it your understanding that this was indeed an attack by a domestic left-wing militant group, and wasn’t necessarily targeting the United States in the same way that Benghazi or other attacks have?
MS. NULAND: Well, Brad, let me just start with some general points. Obviously, we condemn today’s suicide attack against our Embassy in Ankara in strongest terms. A single terrorist suicide bomber struck a checkpoint on the perimeter of our Embassy in Ankara at about 1:13 local time there. One of our direct-hire local guards was killed. We offer our deepest condolences to his family. We had two other direct-hire guards who were shaken up. They were on the other side of some bulletproof glass. We had a Turkish visitor who is in serious condition. But the only other casualties here were several U.S. and Turkish staff who were struck by flying debris. They were treated on the site by our Embassy clinic and released.
So one thing I’d like to say is that the level of security protection at our facility in Ankara ensured that there were not significantly more deaths and injuries than there could have been. We’re obviously working closely with Turkish authorities to make a full assessment of the damage and to begin to investigate this. You will have seen the Turkish Minister of Interior’s statement that the Turkish side believes that the attacker was a member of an outlawed leftist organization. I think we need to let the Turkish side investigate. We will obviously cooperate fully with them, but we will be guided by that investigation in terms of what we learn about who the perpetrators were.
QUESTION: Did they explain to you how they came to this assessment? Because I think the minister kind of just said this but didn’t really explain how he knew that or –
MS. NULAND: Well, again, as --
QUESTION: There was no claim of responsibility, for example.
MS. NULAND: Well, again, as we have had to make clear a number of times from this podium, when these kinds of tragedies happen, we do need to let the investigation go forward and be concluded properly before we go too much further. But they have made that statement. The suicide bomber himself was obviously killed on site. I would refer you to them as to whether they have direct information about the individual.
QUESTION: Okay.
QUESTION: Toria, can you --
QUESTION: You mentioned the security being particularly effective in this case. Was Ankara one of the posts that had a review after the Benghazi attacks? And was any of the security upgraded as a result of that review, or was it the existing conditions and facilities that were there?
MS. NULAND: Well, let me first remind that, as you know, after Benghazi, every post in the world reviewed its security. With regard to our post in Ankara, this is one of the compounds where we have been making steady security upgrades over the last decade. And in fact, the attack was at one of the exterior compound access sites, so it was far from the main building, and it was a result of the way that was hardened that we only lost the one local security guard. And in fact, there were other security guards inside the building behind the glass who were only shaken up by this.
But more broadly, Ankara is one of the posts that is due for a completely new embassy compound in the future. And it is one of the posts that will go on the lists if the Department gets the money that we are looking for from the Congress for security.
QUESTION: Why has it been determined to build a new compound in Ankara?
MS. NULAND: The main building of the – is a 1950s building that needs a full upgrade. But let me just underscore that the upgrades that we had already done there in Ankara over the last decade resulted in this exterior perimeter that actually saved lives. And the site where this occurred was well back from where the staff is situated, et cetera.
QUESTION: Victoria --
QUESTION: And do you have a timetable – sorry, just – do you have a timetable for when the building on a new compound could start, a new embassy could start?
MS. NULAND: Well, I think you’ll recall that in the context of a lot of the testimony that was done after Benghazi, we made clear that as we’re currently budgeted, we’re only able to build three new embassies a year; that if we are fully funded, as we are requesting going forward, that will allow us to put 10 a year on the rebuilding list. And Ankara would be one that would benefit quickly.
But again, let me underscore that where this happened was on an external perimeter access site far from the main building. It is that kind of set-back, that kind of hardening, that kind of structure that we’ve been working on over the past 10 years that actually ensured that this wasn’t far worse than it could’ve been.
Jill.
QUESTION: Can you just – thank you. Can you describe what happened? Because there have been variously reports that he was stopped, he might have put something on the ground. Do you have that level of the description? Did he have a suicide vest, or was it something he was carrying?
MS. NULAND: Jill, I don’t have that kind of you-are-there detail. What I have is that he came to this first point of access to the compound. It’s one of the rear access points there. It’s the first checkpoint, if you will, where you have to have your ID checked, you have to go through security. And he was wearing a suicide vest. He exploded it. The guard who was there on the – his side of the security barrier was killed, but two who were in that same building but on the other side of the glass survived.
QUESTION: Victoria --
MS. NULAND: Please. Justin.
QUESTION: Thanks. I apologize. I missed the top, but I understand that you cited the Turkish reports that this may have been responsible – the people responsible may have been these leftist groups. Do you see that that might be highly unlikely, considering they don’t really have a long history of hitting Western targets in Turkey, and this seems to have hallmarks of an al-Qaida attack? Obviously, that must be something you’re looking into. Where do you stand on who might be responsible for this?
MS. NULAND: Well, clearly it’s a terrorist attack. This was an individual wearing a suicide vest trying to come into our Embassy compound. I don’t have any further information at the moment. There’s obviously going to have to be a Turkish investigation that we cooperate in.
The only point I made with regard to the outlawed leftist organization was that the first statements from the Turkish Minister of Interior cited that, but obviously we will not know until we have had a chance to investigate.
QUESTION: Yesterday, there were a lot of reports that AQIM specifically is threatening to increase its – they want to hit Western targets is what they were saying yesterday, and there were a lot of reports to that effect. Do you – are you linking this at all possibly to AQIM?
MS. NULAND: I think obviously we’re going to have to, along with the Turks, look into every single possibility here. We’ve all been seeing what AQIM and other affiliates have been trying to do. But until we investigate, I don’t have anything further for you, Justin.
QUESTION: Toria, could you also tell us, since this happens on the day that Secretary Clinton is leaving, how it was handled in terms of her being briefed? It happened actually before she left town, as far as I can tell. She was on the phone. What did she do this morning? And also, what did Senator Kerry, who this afternoon should be sworn in – what was his role in this?
MS. NULAND: Well, obviously she was briefed immediately after the incident and all through the morning. She determined very quickly that she wanted to speak to Ambassador Ricciardione and the staff, and then she wanted to talk to Foreign Minister Davutoglu.
In the conversation with Foreign Minister Davutoglu, she obviously expressed condolences for the loss of life. He expressed grave concern for the fact that this had happened. They committed – first of all, she also thanked him for the absolutely excellent cooperation that we’ve had from Turkish law enforcement. Let me just underscore that point. Turkish national police in particular responded immediately and have been cooperating superbly with us.
Both of them, in that phone call, committed to the strong and ongoing counterterrorism partnership that the U.S. and Turkey have had. This incident obviously underscores our – the requirement that we stay very closely lashed up on all of these kinds of issues, not just the investigation of this incident but counterterrorism more broadly across the region.
QUESTION: And so did she make those phone calls from home?
MS. NULAND: She made those phone calls this morning after she came to the Department.
QUESTION: After getting – okay. And what about Senator Kerry? Do you know where he was at that time?
MS. NULAND: Senator Kerry’s staff was briefed in real time, and they were able to brief him. As you know, though, we only have one Secretary of State at a time, so she’s the sitting Secretary until 4 o’clock, and then he will take over and take up his duties. Obviously, a difficult day for both of them for this to happen.
QUESTION: Did you say where that swearing-in is happening?
MS. NULAND: I did not, Justin. That was a good effort, though. I think I mentioned --
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. NULAND: -- two days ago that this is going to be a private swearing-in that Justice Kagan is going to do. And since it is private, I think they want to keep it that way.
QUESTION: So, in terms of secret --
QUESTION: At the White House.
QUESTION: You said the White House?
MS. NULAND: I did not say where it is. No.
QUESTION: At 4 o’clock, though? At 4 o’clock?
MS. NULAND: It’s at 4 o’clock.
QUESTION: Just – can you explain the need for – I understand it’s a private event, and I won’t be attending, and – (laughter). What is the need for secrecy in the location of this? Is it --
MS. NULAND: I think if they wanted to have it open press and share with the world where it was going to be, they would have done that. Let me just underscore, though, that there will be two early public events marking the beginning of Secretary Kerry’s tenure. First of all, there will be open press for his arrival at the State Department on Monday morning. We will, later this afternoon, early evening, put out a notice to you all how you can cover that. And then we expect sometime in his first week there will be a public swearing-in ceremony as well.
QUESTION: Is that going to be secret as well?
MS. NULAND: A public, non-secret, fully open to the press swearing-in.
QUESTION: (Inaudible) follow up (inaudible).
MS. NULAND: Okay.
QUESTION: Will there be any photos released of the private swearing-in?
MS. NULAND: I expect that there will be some documentary evidence to be shared with the fourth estate.
Said.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
MS. NULAND: Please. Please, let’s just finish with --
QUESTION: How many posts needs repair or new building? Do you have any figures for that?
MS. NULAND: We’ve talked about this quite a bit in the context of the ARB. There are buildings in all kinds of states. We have, as you know, 275 missions around the world. But I think if you look at the budgetary submission we’ve made, it talks about the need to continue to upgrade around the world.
Said.
QUESTION: Yesterday --
QUESTION: Victoria (inaudible).
MS. NULAND: Yeah. Sorry. Tolga.
QUESTION: Did you determine the (inaudible) U.S. Embassy (inaudible)?
MS. NULAND: I’m sorry?
QUESTION: Did you determine which will be the new place of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, I mean, in terms of this, but if you can overcome these budget problems. Is --
MS. NULAND: In terms of the site and all that kind of thing, I don’t have anything for you on that today.
QUESTION: About, I mean, the political climate in Turkey, do you have any concerns about some demonstrations against U.S. and U.S. – and also Western sites and basing forces, maybe including the German troops who have been deployed for the Patriots, for example, in the (inaudible)? Do you have any concerns about these demonstrations, anti-Western, anti-U.S. demonstrations in Turkey?
MS. NULAND: Well, you know how we feel about these things, that people have a right to express themselves as long as they do so peacefully. We don’t have anything at this stage to connect what happened in our mission today to the Patriot deployment, but as I said, we have to investigate and see what happened.
Please.
QUESTION: Have you issued a Travel Warning?
MS. NULAND: We have. We have obviously followed this up with all of the appropriate security procedures for our facility in Ankara as well as our other facilities in Turkey and the appropriate warnings to American citizens.
Please.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
MS. NULAND: Let me go to Said, then (inaudible). He’s been patient.
QUESTION: Yes. You issued a warning to the Syrian Government to refrain from sending arms to Lebanon. Does that mean that you agree 100 percent with the Israeli justification for a strike in Syria?
MS. NULAND: First of all, with regard to any action that Israel may or may not have taken, I’m going to refer you to them. You know that we have not had any comment on that subject. What we have been very clear about, including in some exit interviews that the Secretary did yesterday with some members of the press, is that we have grave concerns not only about security and safety of chemical weapons in Syria and responsibility the regime has there but about any other diversion of weaponry to Lebanese Hezbollah, et cetera.
QUESTION: So do you consider the Israeli action to be a breach of another country’s sovereignty, or is it allowed to do that?
MS. NULAND: Again, I don’t have any comment on that issue at all.
QUESTION: Okay, could you – just a quick follow-up on Syria.
MS. NULAND: Mm-hmm.
QUESTION: Could you share with us the type of meetings that Vice President Biden might be conducting with the Syrian opposition?
MS. NULAND: Well, first of all, let me refer you to the backgrounding call, I think it was yesterday, that Tony Blinken and Ben Rhodes did at the White House, which gave a good lay- down of the Vice President’s trip and his expected schedule. You’ll see there that the Vice President intends to see not only Joint Special Envoy Brahimi, but he’ll have a separate meeting with the Syrian Opposition Coalition president, Mr. Al-Khatib. That’s the first opportunity to have a meeting at that level with Mr. Al-Khatib. And then there’ll be yet a third meeting with Foreign Minister Lavrov, where we’re expecting the Syria issue will come up.
QUESTION: So there is a meeting with Lavrov?
MS. NULAND: There is.
QUESTION: Okay. Now one other point on Moaz Al-Khatib. He is basically getting a lot of heat from other opposition groups for suggesting that they are willing and open to have discussions with the Syrian Government. Do you have any comment?
MS. NULAND: Well, I think you know how strongly we support the Syrian Opposition Coalition, its effort to unify, broaden, deepen, create connections inside Syria, the Syrian opposition as a whole. We also strongly support Mr. Al-Khatib’s leadership. I think that Vice President Biden will obviously be very interested in hearing from him how he see taking the political transition forward, but I don’t want to preempt that meeting before we have a chance to have it.
Nicole.
QUESTION: Just a follow-up on Said’s question about Syria and logistics. There was a report in The Boston Globe this morning that Senator Kerry announced that there will be a high-level meeting with – on Syria – with opposition members. Is he talking about the Munich meeting?
MS. NULAND: That Secretary-designate Kerry announced a meeting?
QUESTION: Pardon me. Yes. (Laughter.) Secretary-designate. Is he talking about the --
MS. NULAND: We’re all going to have to get used to saying Mr. Secretary around here, too.
QUESTION: But is he talking about the Munich meeting, or is he talking about something else?
MS. NULAND: I’m not aware of a comment yesterday by the Secretary-designate, but obviously if we have something to share, we will.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. NULAND: The most senior level upcoming meetings are obviously these meetings that are happening on the margins of the Munich security conference over this weekend.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. NULAND: Yeah. Please, Lalit. Still on Syria?
QUESTION: No, Tibet.
QUESTION: Syria.
MS. NULAND: Syria? Go ahead.
QUESTION: Your Russian counterpart said there was deep differences between Russia and the U.S. on the Geneva Declaration. Could elaborate on those differences?
MS. NULAND: Well, we’ve talked about –
QUESTION: I’m sure you’re aware of them.
MS. NULAND: We’ve talked about this many, many times today. The Secretary also – many, many times here – the difference is that we’ve had since the Geneva meeting with the Russians and the efforts we’ve made to try to close them, the fact that we have this three Bs format of Brahimi, Bogdanov, and Burns to try to close the gaps. I think, again, we have a chance with Foreign Minister Lavrov to hear what he has to say. But the Secretary was also clear in some of these interviews that she gave yesterday that despite our best efforts, we continue to view what needs to happen in a political transition quite differently, starting with the fact that we don’t see any way that Assad can be part of it.
MS. NULAND: Please.
QUESTION: Toria, on Brahimi’s point, he made the point during the Security Council meeting that the Geneva points need to be reinterpreted. Have you any what he’s talking about?
MS. NULAND: I’m not sure if that was the verb he used. I think –
QUESTION: Well, I mean --
MS. NULAND: I think what Joint Special Envoy Brahimi said to the council was not different than what he’s been saying for some months now, which was that the Geneva document that was agreed in June now needs to be implemented, and that’s going to require a level of detail about how you move forward, that the Syrian Opposition Coalition and others inside Syria are going to have to agree to if we can push it forward, and that that’s what we wanted to work on both in this three Bs format and more broadly with the Security Coalition.
Please.
QUESTION: Yesterday --
QUESTION: On Syria.
MS. NULAND: Still Syria? Go ahead.
QUESTION: Yes, there are reports that the United States Government proposed to launch a joint preparation of lists of Syrian Government officials for the interim government. Would you be able to confirm that? Have you been --
MS. NULAND: That there’s a U.S. Government list? You know that our view on this is that this is an issue for Syrians to decide and for the Syrian Opposition Coalition to lead on in terms of the kinds of structures that they see going forward as we begin to flesh out what a transition would look like.
QUESTION: And the question I asked last week about this half a billion aid, humanitarian aid goes to Syrian Government, are you confident that this half a billion money will be distributed fairly and those who need with the Syrian Government?
MS. NULAND: Well, Ilhan, we talked about this a little bit on Monday and a little bit last week, that the international approach had been twofold on the humanitarian side: to support UN organizations who are operating inside Syria and NGOs, and then also to work with countries like Turkey and Jordan who are sheltering refugees in their countries.
In the context of the meeting that we had in Kuwait where the United States, as you know, increased our humanitarian contribution by an additional 130 million, bringing us to 365 million overall, we’ve added another intensive area of focus, which his to work through nongovernmental organizations and the Syrian Opposition Coalition to try to get more of the international assistance directly into areas that have been liberated and directly into the hands of local coordinating councils so that they can support the humanitarian needs of those people, because concern had been that the regime might block UN agencies from being able to get into areas it no longer controlled, so we had to find other ways to get there. That speaks to things like the extra 10 million we put forward for flour for Aleppo, where there’s obviously a crying need, winterization, et cetera, in those parts of the country.
QUESTION: But still my question is: Are you confident that this regime that you have been condemning for months for its atrocities, this regime will be able to distribute this fair (inaudible) to people that --
MS. NULAND: Of course not. We’ve been clear for more than a year, Ilhan, that they use humanitarian relief for political purposes, that they withhold access to areas that they consider sensitive, that they use humanitarian assistance as a weapon of their brutality against their own people. Of course there’s been a problem all the way through, that I don’t think there’s any secret in that.
QUESTION: But aid is going through now, so are you going to move to block it?
MS. NULAND: The UN agencies have been doing a heroic job of trying to work with the government to get to as many areas as they need to. But that process is difficult. It is not always successful, as we’ve seen in Homs and Hama and other places. So it’s an ongoing effort and we will continue to work with UN agencies to ensure they have what they need.
QUESTION: You’re talking about access. You’re not actually giving the money to the Syrian government to distribute.
MS. NULAND: Of course not. They’re – yeah, yeah. No money goes at all to the Syrian government.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. NULAND: They bring supplies in.
Please.
QUESTION: New topic?
MS. NULAND: Still Syria?
QUESTION: I have a new topic.
MS. NULAND: Yeah, go ahead.
QUESTION: On Somalia, a 27-year-old rape victim has – is in Somali custody charged with insulting a political body for talking to a journalist about her – about what happened to her. And then that journalist is also in custody. Given the praise this Administration has given to – for some of the recent strides the Somali government has taken towards better governance, I mean, what’s your reaction to this situation?
MS. NULAND: Well, thank you for that. We join our international partners in expressing our deep concern regarding the protection of victims of sexual and gender-based violence and healthcare providers and freedom of the press in Somalia. And with regard to this case in particular, we urge the Somali government to uphold its own constitution and to respect the rights of due process and freedom of the press. We’re going to continue to work closely with the Somali government to enhance its capacity to address these kinds of issues. But we would simply say the world is watching, and this is a litmus test of the future Somalia.
Please.
QUESTION: First to follow up on the freedom of press, early this week New York Times and Wall Street Journal have reported that their websites have been hacked by someone in China. Do you think this is an attack on freedom of press, hacking of these websites news organizations?
MS. NULAND: Well, obviously, I mean, we have had and been very clear about our substantial and growing concerns about the threats of economic – to economic and national security posed by cyber intrusions, including the theft of commercial information. We have been clear with the Government of China that we need to continue to talk about this. I think you know that Secretary Clinton initiated a dialogue on cyber security as part of our regular security and economic dialogue with the Government of China. The New York Times’ experience mirrors that of individuals and organizations across the U.S. government and private sector, and we are encouraging those who have had these experiences, whether they’re in China or anywhere else in the world, to share them and to take this opportunity to review their security protocols, because this is unfortunately a substantial and growing concern.
QUESTION: (Inaudible) question on Tibet. This week two Tibetans were sentenced by a Chinese court over self-immolation. What’s your reaction to that? How do you see this?
MS. NULAND: We are aware that there are reports that Chinese authorities have handed down sentences to two Tibetans for allegedly inciting the self-immolation of others. As we have regularly said, the United States wants to see these kinds of tragic acts of self-immolation come to an end, and we continue both publicly and privately to urge the Chinese government at all levels to address policies in Tibet – in Tibetan areas that have created tensions and that threaten the distinct religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of the Tibetan people. And we take this opportunity once again to call on the Chinese government to permit Tibetans to express their grievances freely, publicly, peacefully, and without fear of retribution.
QUESTION: Just to follow –
MS. NULAND: Justin.
QUESTION: I just want to go back to the al-Qaida question and North Africa. A lot of these senior U.S. intelligence officials are saying now that there’s increasing chatter among these Islamic al-Qaida groups in North Africa and that they want to strike Western targets, including diplomatic facilities. So how seriously are you taking this threat, and what, if anything, are you doing to change posture there to respond to these types of increasing threats?
MS. NULAND: Well, I’m obviously, Justin, not going to get into intelligence information here. But I think if you look back at some of the comments that the Secretary made during her Benghazi testimony a couple of weeks ago, she was absolutely clear that this is a growing concern and has been a focus for a number of years, but there’s obviously heightened concern now that even as al-Qaida main, if you will, is degraded in Pakistan and Afghanistan, that these affiliates and networks are becoming increasingly capable and increasingly the focus of the effort all across North Africa. And it’s something that we need greater international cooperation to combat, whether it’s in CT sharing, whether it’s in hardening borders, whether it’s in security cooperation, whether it’s in creating a stronger community across North Africa as we’ve tried to do with a lot of our counterterrorism support, or whether it’s in direct bilateral relationships that the U.S. has with these countries.
QUESTION: Thank you. And forgive me if this has been discussed, but was there ever any resolution to the claims from Algerians that some of the people they killed in that hostage situation were connected to the attacks in Benghazi?
MS. NULAND: Again, this is another incident that is under intensive investigation by the Algerians. Obviously, there’s FBI cooperation in that investigation, and we’re going to have to see where it fully leads. But it’s very clear, as we said at the time, that these groups were active and part of it.
QUESTION: On this point, Victoria, but you do think the possibility that it might have been al-Qaida in Ankara has done it since the only (inaudible) group that is operating in Turkey really is the PKK and they have a known address?
MS. NULAND: Again, I spoke to what we know and what we don’t know at the current moment on that one.
QUESTION: I’m sorry. You said it was very true that these groups have been active and part of – as in Benghazi or referring back to –
MS. NULAND: We were on Algeria here is my understanding.
QUESTION: Right.
MS. NULAND: Goyal.
QUESTION: So it’s clear that – I don’t understand what your actual point was. It was clear that the groups that were part --
MS. NULAND: My point --
QUESTION: -- of the Algeria attack were part of the Algeria attack?
MS. NULAND: I was –
QUESTION: Because he was asking about if they were part of the Benghazi attack, I thought.
QUESTION: Right.
MS. NULAND: I was making a larger point in response to Justin’s question, I thought, about the threat that we have from AQIM, AQI, other groups in that entire neighborhood, similar to the point that the Secretary made when she testified. There was nothing –
QUESTION: Right. But the question was: Are you saying that the same groups that are responsible for the Benghazi attack you’ve found are also responsible for the hostage situation in Algeria?
MS. NULAND: And I said in response to that that the Algerians have spoken to clear links to AQIM. We have made public statements to that effect, too. But in terms of exactly who and where and how and all the links, that’s a subject of investigation and is part and parcel of this larger challenge of tightening, improving, increasing counterterrorism cooperation across the region and internationally.
Goyal.
QUESTION: Another subject?
MS. NULAND: Mm-hmm.
QUESTION: Before my question if I may with your permission take a minute for Secretary to say something? As far as Secretary’s departure is concerned is like emotional for the Indian American community, what she has done as far as the U.S.-India relations are concerned under her leadership, and she had made so many trips in India and met with the Indian American community here. Where do we go from here as far as her departure is concerned? What legacy she leaves as far as South Asia, especially U.S.-India relations are concerned in the future?
MS. NULAND: Well, obviously, if we’re going to get into the legacy that she leaves with every country and every continent, that will be a very long briefing indeed, Goyal. But she’s spoken herself in the speech that she gave at the Council on Foreign Relations about how she sees the time that she spent here. You know that India is a country that she is deeply committed to, and as you say, she has – she made a number of trips there and welcomed senior Indians here as well.
QUESTION: Just to follow, I personally will miss her, and of course the –
MS. NULAND: I will tell her, Goyal.
QUESTION: -- Indian American community. My question is now as far as border incident between India and Pakistan, now two countries are talking again and they have resumed again trade and people-to-people and economic and other relations. My question with that as far as officials from the U.S. were in India and also in Pakistan, have they played any role in this relationship to go and continue again between U.S. – in between Pakistan and India?
MS. NULAND: You’re talking about the Line of Control incidents? Is that –
QUESTION: Right.
MS. NULAND: As you know, the week that this was quite hot we talked about this almost daily, that we were, through our ambassadors in both Delhi and Islamabad, intensively counseling direct dialogue. And we’re very gratified that that was restarted.
Nicole.
QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: Can we return to Egypt?
MS. NULAND: Please.
QUESTION: I would love an update on the NGO workers’ trial, what’s happening with that and what you guys have been doing in support.
MS. NULAND: Let me take that, Nicole. I know there was a hearing about a month ago and that part of the proceedings were postponed. But let me take it and see what we have.
Scott, please.
QUESTION: Armenia?
QUESTION: Can we stay on Egypt a little bit?
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. NULAND: Do you mind – can we finish Egypt here, Scott, and then we’ll come back to Armenia?
QUESTION: Go ahead.
MS. NULAND: Go ahead.
QUESTION: Yeah. The government just announced that the security forces, probably including the military, will ensure security and peaceful gatherings and so on. Do you take that as an alarming sign that the military might be getting involved in security in Egypt?
MS. NULAND: Well, as you know, we’ve been talking about this as well over the course of the week. We strongly condemn the recent violence that’s taken place in Egypt. There are clearly a large number of Egyptians who are frustrated with the direction of political reform as well as the pace of economic reform in Egypt. We have been counseling all sides, whether it’s the government or whether it’s the opposition, that these issues need to be dealt with peacefully through dialogue. We support the right of peaceful protest, but it needs to stay peaceful and that security forces also have to exercise restraint.
We also made some comments last week with regard to the state of emergency, that given Egypt’s history this has to be handled carefully, and that what’s most important is that the Egyptian people see that their democratic government behaves democratically with regard to their human rights and that their human rights are protected under the rule of law going forward.
QUESTION: New topic?
MS. NULAND: Elise, yeah.
QUESTION: It’s about Senator Menendez.
MS. NULAND: Nice necklace.
QUESTION: Thank you. There were some reports this morning, particularly in The New York Times, that Senator Menendez was reaching out to the State Department on behalf of this doctor in question, Dr. Melgen, for this ports contract. And I’m wondering –
MS. NULAND: What country are we in?
QUESTION: Dominican.
QUESTION: Dominican.
MS. NULAND: Right. Okay.
QUESTION: That Senator Menendez reached out to the State Department to help this – on the behalf of this doctor that had this ports contract in the Dominican. And I’m wondering if you have any information that he was working on behalf of this contract.
MS. NULAND: I’m going to take that one, Elise, and see what we have.
QUESTION: Thank you.
MS. NULAND: All right. Scott.
QUESTION: Armenia.
MS. NULAND: Yeah. Sorry. You have been patient.
QUESTION: An opposition presidential candidate shot. Do you have anything to say about that, and if not, perhaps more generally about security ahead of the February 18th vote in Armenia?
MS. NULAND: Well, obviously we condemn this violence. We understand that Paruyr Hairikian is in stable condition now after being shot by an unknown gunman and that the Armenian police have promised a full investigation. We understand that there are some reports now that there may be some postponement of the elections which were scheduled to take place on February 18th under constitutional provisions if he’s unable to campaign. We obviously call on Armenians to settle this constitutionally in a way that ensures that these elections go forward in a way that is free and fair and protects the rights of all candidates.
Please.
QUESTION: New topic?
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
QUESTION: Israel-Palestine?
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
QUESTION: Without missing a beat, the Israeli government announced its plans to build 346 units in Gush Etzion, deep in the heart of the West Bank, at a time when a report by the United Nations or the Secretary General saying that – speaking of the illegality of the settlement and that they must cease activities, and in fact, for all settlers to withdraw back to Israel.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
QUESTION: Do you have any comment? Sorry.
MS. NULAND: Nicole? No? You know that our position on settlements is extremely clear, and it has not changed. We don’t accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity. We also oppose any effort to legalize settlement outposts. And we oppose the creation of – but we also opposed this UN fact-finding mission. As you know, we’ve seen its report. We’re looking at it.
QUESTION: Okay. And do you agree with Israel with not appearing before the Human Rights Commission?
MS. NULAND: We’ve talked about that here before as well. Our position remains that it is an opportunity that all countries ought to take advantage of to appear before the Human Rights Commission and make their own case about their internal situation. Obviously, the Israelis will make their own decision about this. You know that – how they feel about the way they’ve been treated by the Human Rights Commission, and we share those concerns in terms of biased treatment of Israel in the past.
Please, Arshad.
QUESTION: I’m just following up on the – on Ankara, if I may go back to --
MS. NULAND: On the --
QUESTION: On Ankara.
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
QUESTION: One, who was the Turkish visitor who is in serious condition?
MS. NULAND: My understanding, and I will leave it to the Turkish side to confirm, but my understanding is that this was a Turkish journalist, a quite well-known one, who was on her way to visit some of the Embassy personnel, and she was in the building with the bomber when it went off.
QUESTION: And can you say anything further about the nature of her injuries?
MS. NULAND: My understanding from what we’re seeing from the Turkish side is that she is in serious condition, but I don’t have an update.
QUESTION: Okay. And then second, you said that in addition to the Turkish direct-hire guard who was killed, two direct-hire guards were shaken up. Were those two – because – the ones who were behind the bulletproof glass, were they Turkish nationals, or of some other nationality?
MS. NULAND: They were Turkish nationals, direct hires, yeah.
QUESTION: Thanks.
QUESTION: And just on that, did you have a total number of those who were also treated? You said there were a number of people who were treated for glass injuries, U.S. and Turkish citizens.
MS. NULAND: My understanding is we’re talking about two, three, four. I don’t have a final number.
QUESTION: And that was just sort of the cuts and bruises thing, it was nothing serious?
MS. NULAND: Yeah, they were treated on site at the Embassy medical unit. They didn’t go to the hospital.
QUESTION: Okay.
QUESTION: Do you have any comment on the Italian appeals court decision --
MS. NULAND: Hold on a second. Catherine, is it still on this? Yeah?
QUESTION: No.
MS. NULAND: No?
QUESTION: But it is going back to Kerry.
MS. NULAND: Okay, so let’s just finish.
QUESTION: -- on an Italian appeals court decision to vacate the acquittals for some agents of that other agency that you don’t like talking about for the kidnapping in 2003 of a man in Milan?
MS. NULAND: We’ve seen the reports about this decision, but we have not yet seen the court’s decision. So I don’t have any further comment.
Catherine?
QUESTION: After the private swearing-in at the undisclosed location, do you expect Secretary-Designate Kerry, or then-Secretary Kerry, to come back to the State Department and really get right into work and go up and start at it today, or --
MS. NULAND: Well, he’s obviously the sitting Secretary from the moment that he is sworn in. My understanding is that the current plan is his first arrival at the building will be on Monday. But obviously, we are all at his disposal and he bears the responsibility from the moment he is sworn in.
QUESTION: Can you just go into a little bit more detail? I mean, I know you said he’s been briefed on Turkey and this particular thing, but in terms of the other types of briefings that he’s getting about some of the other pressing things, like, for instance, the Egyptian – the attack on the Egyptian presidential palace – or just how up-to-the-minute, in terms of the briefings, has he been getting over the last few days?
MS. NULAND: Well, certainly in the context of preparing for his confirmation hearing --
QUESTION: I mean just since he’s --
MS. NULAND: -- he had a chance to see all of the senior leaders in the building, and he has been kept briefed since he was confirmed. And all through this process, there’s a transition office here on all of the hot issues of the day and how they’re being handled. We are in constant contact with his staff as well, and I think you heard Secretary Clinton say that she was in constant contact with him. So --
QUESTION: Victoria.
MS. NULAND: Yeah.
QUESTION: Do you think Secretary-Designate Kerry might reinstate the old stakeout tradition that was utilized by Secretary Powell and others before Secretary Rice and Secretary Hillary Clinton out there in front of the gate?
MS. NULAND: We have lots of things to work through in terms of what kind of secretaryship we’re going to have. If we have anything to announce on that, you’ll be maybe not the first to know, but you’ll know, Said.
Please, in the back.
QUESTION: On North Korea.
MS. NULAND: Yes.
QUESTION: Senator Hagel has mentioned about the North Koreans’ nuclear test yesterday. Are there any strong measures to stop North Korea nuclear test in the United States?
MS. NULAND: Well, we talked about this on Wednesday from this podium. We’ve all been absolutely consistent about our concern about further provocations, our commitment to take additional measures in the UN Security Council if necessary.
Please.
QUESTION: Do you have any other additional sanctions without the Resolution 2087?
MS. NULAND: Well, as you know, there was a large additional set of sanctions imposed as a result of the most recent UN Security Council resolution. We are now working through imposition of those on a national basis. But that resolution also makes clear that if there is another provocation, there will be additional measures taken. I’m not going to foreshadow them for you here.
Thank you all very much.
(The briefing was concluded at 1:37 p.m.)
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 (Somaligov News): President H.E. Prof. Hassan Sheilkh Mohamud and his delegation headed to Brussels in order to meet the European Union.
Sunday, January 27, 2013 In a sign of international cooperation in the field of justice for
Somalia, Somali authorities have brought a man who previously killed a
person in Mogadishu back to the country so he could face the justice he
escaped from earlier.
According to the Somali police commissioner Sharif Shiekhuna, the
suspect, who is a Somali national, ran from Somalia and escaped to
South Sudan but Somali authorities searched for the suspect through
international security namely Interpol and he was tracked to Juba, the
capital city of South Sudan where South Sudanese police arrested him and
then extradited to Somalia.
The suspected murderer, who is named Abdi Rahman Ise Ahmed, killed
Si’id Dhiblawe Siyad and wounded Hassan Dhiblawe Siyad in Mogadishu and
then escaped overseas.
This is unprecedented but good development for Somalia where the rule
of law is returning back after the got a federal government which is
recognized by the world.
Your Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On Sunday January 27, 2013
On behalf of the Somali People and the Republic of Somalia, I hereby
officially send our warm appreciation to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
in regard to her endless help to the Somali People and the Commonwealth Countries.
It has been a great honor for us to mention your humanitarian aid and wonderful leadership to rule equally and more friendly.
We also send our appreciation to the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom H.E. David Cameron & his Foreign Secretary H.E. William
Hague as well as the People of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Countries.
The United Kingdom became one of the first three
nations sent a delegation to Somalia, and we will always remember your
diplomatic support.
Thank you very much Foreign Secretary H.E. William Hague.
Best Wishes, Ambassador Dr. Badal Kariye OSGIT Director & the Spokesperson of the Republic of Somalia http://www.somaligov.net/
African Union Mission for Somalia P.O. Box 20182- 00200; Tel: (+254-20) 271 3755/56/58; Fax: 271 3766, Nairobi, Kenya PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release)
AMISOM Police Concludes Third Criminal Investigation Training for Somali Police Mogadishu
- 26 January 2013: The African Union Mission in Somalia Police formally
closed its third Criminal Investigation training course for Somali
Police officers, presenting certificates to successful candidates at the
General Kahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu. The AMISOM Police,
Training and Development Unit began the two-week course on 13 January,
training 60 Somali Police officers including 16 female officers in Basic
Criminal Investigation skills. So far 140 Somali Police officers have
been participated in the training course with more expected to take part
in the next few weeks. The course is aimed at improving the skills
of the Somali Police Force in Criminal Investigations and fills a
crucial gap in training after many years of armed conflict in the
region. The AMISOM Police commissioner, Dr. Charles Makono encouraged
the officers to the skills acquired on the course into practice to
improve the quality of crime investigations throughout the country. “Without
strong and enduring rule of law, public order and proper investigation
of crime, there can be no lasting peace. The Somali Police Force is
playing and will continue to play an integral part in Somalia’s
recovery. Those who have graduated from this course today are at the
heart of this effort to bring lasting peace and stability to Somalia”,
said the Commissioner, adding that the course will help the Somali
Police Force handle cases brought before them in line with
internationally recognized standards. Dr. Makono thanked the Somali
Police Force Commissioner, Dr. Sherif Shekuna Maiye and his team for
selecting a number of female participants for the course and hopes the
number of female participants will increase in subsequent training. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more information, please Contact; Eloi Yao and Lt. Colonel Ali Eden Houmed, Spokespersons, Cell phone: (Nairobi) +254702155126 ; E‐mail: amisommediacentre@gmail.com AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA 2
(Mogadishu,
Somalia – 23 January 2013) The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies
(HIPS), Somalia’s first think tank, has launched the “Forum for Ideas”
to facilitate discussions on key policy issues. The first event was
convened on Tuesday at a conference facility at HIPS’ headquarters in
Mogadishu, known as Heritage House. The topic of discussion was: the
U.S. recognition of the Somali government, its meaning, implications and
the best way the Somali government and people could capitalize on this
opportunity.
The
invitation-only event was attended by 25 representatives from academia,
civil society, business, media and the government, including the
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador
Mohamed Sharif and Deputy Chairman of the Parliament’s Foreign Relations
Committee, Hon. Mohamed Omar Dalha. HIPS fellow Dr. Afyare Elmi, who
teaches at Qatar University, was also among the discussants.
“Our
view is to make the Forum for Ideas a platform to foster social
discourse on issues of national importance, and to help inform our own
research and analysis,” said Abdi Aynte, director of HIPS, who moderated
the event.
Among
the participants were a senior policy adviser at the Prime Minister’s
office, professors at local universities, two retired generals,
including General Ahmed Jama, former police commissioner, civil society
leaders and senior diplomats such as Ambassador Fadumo Issak Bihi,
Somalia’s former envoy to the UN and Ambassador Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim,
current Somali ambassador to China (and a former foreign minister) as
well as senior representatives from the business community.
The
participants engaged in a frank discussion and covered all issues
pertaining to the U.S. recognition of Somalia amid renewed optimism and
signs of recovery. They debated the implications for semi-autonomous
regional administrations, particularly the dialogue between Somaliland
and the Somali government.
“We
were impressed by the depth and breadth of the participants, and the
civil nature of the discussions,” said Aynte. “Clearly, time has come
for such discourse to contribute to the national policy considerations.”
The
Heritage Institute will hold similar discussions on regular basis to
enhance the public understanding of policy matter affecting Somalia.
Mogadishu: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
(Somaligov News): The journalist, Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who has been held since
January 10, appeared at the Attorney General office on Tuesday 22,
January, 2012, along with the other five people detained in connection
with the rape case. It was expected the hearing to take place on
Tuesday, but was delayed by the Somali Attorney General, Dr. Abdulkadir
Mohamed Muse and ordered the journalist and others detained in
connection of this case be returned to the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID), until the investigation is completed. The Somali
attorney did not mention the exact time the case hearing might start,
though, he promised that the hearing will be invited to all journalists.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is worried the way
the case has been handled and urges the Somali government to release the
journalist and then launch an independent body to investigate the
matter, since the investigation is taking longer than expected.
“We have been expecting the hearing to take place today, but was
delayed,” Mohamed Ibrahim, NUSOJ Secretary General said, “On behalf of
the Somali journalists, I call for the Somali government to release the
journalist and launch an independent commission to thoroughly
investigate the bottom of this case.”
The journalist is accused of interviewing a woman, who alleged being
raped by state security forces. The interview has not been published on
any media outlet. At the same time, the Somali Police claims that this
journalist is the author of a reportage that appeared on Al
Jazeera/Universal TV. The police searched Abdulasis’s home twice, took
his laptop and digital voice recorder.
In addition to the journalist, the police is investigating five
persons: the woman whom he interviewed as a rape victim, her husband,
the social worker who assisted the case when it was first reported to a
service provider and two person who acted as intermediaries and put the
journalist in touch with the woman. Four are detained. The arrest
warrant was temporarily suspended from rape victim and the social worker
due to breast feeding, but they have to report to the CID every
morning.
However, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes
the commitment and the solidarity of the prime minister of Somalia, his
excellency, Abdi Farah Shirdoon “Saacid” expressed to the Somali
journalists toward to the protection of Journalists and ending the
impunity and the journalists request the Prime Minister to make his
solidarity in action and release the journalist in the detention and the
Journalists again request the prime minister to form urgently the task
force that the president announced in November 2012.
Mogadishu: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
(Somaligov News): President H.E. Prof.Hassan Sheikh Mohamed accepted the
Credentials of Kenya Ambassador Josephat M. to Somalia & Palestine Ambassador
to Somalia. Mogadishu: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
(Somaligov News): President H.E. Prof.Hassan Sheikh Mohamed
accepted the Credentials of Kenya Ambassador to Somalia & Palestine
Ambassador to Somalia..
Dear President Barack Obama,
On Monday 21, 2013 12:38 PM I congratulate you for winning second term as the First Black President of the United States of America since July 4, 1776 until November 4, 2008. Americans love you so, please try your best to help them. I also thank to my friend and personal mentor Ex- U.S. President Bill Clinton who encouraged and reshaped my lifestyle in order to focus on ambitious and optimistic contributions to humanity while he taught me how democracy works in this world? I definitely welcome our future President Madam Hillary Clinton to work with us so that America will still and forever lead the rest of the world.
As you know Mr. Presdient Obama, We still need to show the world three more democratic appointments 1. We need to elect the First Female President after your second term ends. 2. Why can we not have A Muslim Cabinet Member since on July 1, 1776 until now. 3. How about Gay President? All the people who are the Citizens of the United States of America have the right to get invoked and work for better America in 21st century.
I wish you all the best, Ambassador Dr. Badal Kariye The First American Muslim & Muslim World Candidate to the Post of the Next Secretary-General of the United Nations since 1945 until now & the Internationally Renowned Writer, Journalist, Security Expert, Diplomat & Nobel Prize Candidate for Literature and Peace.
Dear Somalis,
On Sunday January 20, 2013 Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon
and Somali Minister of Interior and National Security H.E. Abdikarim
Guled visited Shabelle Media Center. Many innocent Shebelle
journalists have been assassinated by the Unknown militias and sometimes
within the ruling elite in Mogadishu.
We are deeply welcoming any information that leads us to arrest
criminal murders of many innocent journalists in Somalia since 1991
until now.
Please if you have any information contact to your nearest Police Station.
By Director of the OSGIT & Spokesperson of the Republic of Somalia
On
Saturday January 19, 2013 On behalf of the Ethiopian Government, I
condemn the murder of Abdihared Osman Aden and send my deepest
condolence to his family, Shabelle Media Network, and the people of
Somalia in general.
It’s deplorable that the perpetrators of
such heinous crimes continue to enjoy impunity, while the Somali media
community continues to be targeted, therefore, I urge the Somali
Authorities to ensure those responsible are brought to justice; it is
important to end impunity for the murder of any individual let alone
those specifically targeting journalists.
Their work is crucial to the future of
Somalia and they should be able to operate without fear for their lives.
I admire, feel proud and pay tribute to their bravery and
professionalism.
It is sad to note that this barbaric
behavior continues to exist despite the relative peace and security that
Mogadishu is currently enjoying. It is very critical that stakeholders
as a matter of priority and urgency put their heads together and bring
to an end this trend once and for all.
On
Saturday January 19, 2013 Somali Prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saa’id has sent an emotional
message of condolence to the family and friends of slain Shabelle
journalist who was mercilessly shot dead in Mogadishu by assassins.
At a news conference in the capital, Mr. Saaid said that he was
shocked and deplored at the death of journalist Abdi Hared Osman Adan
and that he mourns the journalist’s death with his family and colleagues
at Shabelle media network where the journalist was working.
Prime Minister Saaid told that he personally planned to attend the
funeral of the journalist who was buried at the grounds of Madina
hospital but unfortunately couldn’t do so.
Saa’id said at his news conference that he got briefing of the slain
journalist from the security services of the government yesterday soon
after he was killed but he said that he demanded full information which
can lead the arrest of perpetrators of the journalist’s killing.
Somali Premier continued that he would contact with the family of the slain journalist, Abdihared Osman and his colleagues.
Meanwhile, Somali Premier Abdi Farah Shirdon Saa’id asked the
interior ministry to accelerate the case of Abdiaziz Koronto, a
journalist detained by Somali criminal investigation department so that
the journalist finds his liberty if there is no evidence to prove
against him.
Shabelle reaction of Prime Minister Saa’id’s condolence message.
We are encouraged and touched by the sincerity in the tone of the
Prime Minister during his news conference today and it is the first time
that Shabelle Media Network and its staff feel that the top leadership
of the nation is aching in the same way we feel when we lose a dear
colleague like Abdihared Osman and all those before him. With such
strong feeling and commitment expressed by the Prime Minster, we feel
confidence that the security agencies of the government will this time
find the perpetrators of the heinous crime and we ask the top leadership
such as the president and the prime minister and other officials of the
government to work for how journalists can find a safe environment to
conduct their important job.
Dear Engineer Abdirahman Omar Osman,
On
Saturday January 19, 2013 On behalf of the Somali People and the
Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially inform you that we love you
even though you left us to take up a job as director at Radio Bar-kulan Radio which is funded by the United Nations.
I am also sending my condolence to the family of Radia Shabelle
Journalist Abdi Hared Osman who died for the gunshot injury, and he was
shot by unknown militiamen.
It is another big problem to
witness people targeting journalists while we can insure their safety
when they are doing their duties to report facts on the ground in
Somalia.
The United Nations tried to control Somalia media
however; they could not succeed and now the Government of the Republic
of Somalia will do its best to stop the endless UN corruption for
Somalia since 1991 until now.
we still have big responsibilities to help our government in order to return law and order.
We are very fortunate that Somalia has today a government which is led
by Somalia's most elite and veteran politicians starting from President
H.E. Prof. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Dr. Abdi Farah Shirdon
and our Speaker of the Somali Parliament Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman.
Let's wish all the best for Somalis in Somalis in Somalia and abroad.
Somalia be alive!
Nairobi, January 19, 2013-A veteran producer for the Shabelle
Media Network was gunned down today in Mogadishu, the fifth Shabelle
journalist killed in 13 months. The Committee to Protect Journalists
condemns this murder and calls on Somali authorities to not only
investigate, but to follow up on the investigative task force on
journalist murders that was promised by Somali President Hassan Sheikh
Mohamoud in November.
Unidentified assailants shotShabelle producer
Abdihared Osman Aden at around 7 a.m. today while he was walking to
work in the Wadajir district of the capital, according to local
journalists and news reports. The journalist, who was shot at least three times, died at a local hospital, the sources said.
Shabelle released a statement after the attack, calling Abdihared a veteran TV and radio producer and “outstanding colleague.”
At least four journalists working for Shabelle Media were killed by
unidentified gunmen in 2012, three of them near their homes, according
to CPJ research. Twelve journalists were killed in
Somalia in 2012, all of them targeted murders, making the country the
most dangerous in Africa for journalists, CPJ research shows.
In November, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said he would be setting up a task force to investigate the cases of journalist murders in the country. News reports quoted
the president as saying, “The era of impunity must stop immediately.”
But the president has not yet followed through on his pledge to set up
the task force, according to local journalists.
“President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoudmust make good on his promise to
reverse the terrible record of impunity in Somalia, a process that can
begin with the creation of the investigative task force he has
outlined,” said CPJ East Africa Consultant Tom Rhodes. “We send our deep
condolences to Abdihared Osman Aden’s family and his colleagues at
Shabelle Media Network.”
Somalia ranks second-worst on CPJ’s 2012 Impunity Index,
which spotlights countries where journalists are murdered regularly and
killers go free. None of the 12 Somali journalist murders last year
were resolved, according to CPJ research.
Paris, 19, Jan-2013. (SH.M.N) Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that Shabelle Media Network radio and TV presenter Abdihared Osman Adan was
fatally shot three times by unidentified gunmen while on his way to
work this morning in Mogadishu. He died at the city’s MedinaHospital as
doctors were about to operate.
“At a time when the world’s eyes are turned to Africa, the
international community needs to react to this death by pressing Somalia
to take energetic measures in response to the constant violence against
journalists,” Reporters Without Borders said.
“Working as a journalist in Somalia requires permanent courage and
determination. The attacks against them are targeted and unpredictable,
and go unpunished. We urge the government to respond to the distress
call from the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) for the
creation of a special force to protect journalists.
Aged 45, Adan was an active member of NUSOJ, the Reporters Without
Borders partner organization in Somalia. He was one of the few Shabelle Media Network journalists
not to live on the premises. Almost all of the news outlet’s employees
prefer to live there full-time because it is guarded and because the
streets are so dangerous for them.
This year has not begun well for the Somali media. Abdulaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, a journalist working for two radio stations, Dalsan and Ergo,
has been held at the Central Investigation Department (CID) since 10
January after interviewing a woman who said she was raped by soldiers.
Three other journalists were briefly detained. The victim finally
withdrew her complaint after several days of police harassment.
With 18 journalists killed in connection with their work in 2012,
Somalia was Africa’s deadliest country for the media and the world’s
second-most dangerous country for news providers, after Syria.
Thursday, January 17, 2013 President H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the U.S. President H.E. Barack Obama at the Whitehouse, and they discussed more about how the U.S. Government can help Somalia as well as signing bilateral relations.ay, January 17, 2013
Remarks With President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud After Their Meeting
Remarks
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State
Treaty Room
Washington, DC
January 17, 2013
SECRETARY CLINTON:
Good afternoon, everyone. It is a great privilege for us to be
welcoming President Hassan Sheikh and his delegation here to the State
Department. Today’s meeting has been a long time in the making. Four
years ago, at the start of the Obama Administration, Somalia was, in
many ways, a different country than it is today. The people and leaders
of Somalia have fought and sacrificed to bring greater stability,
security, and peace to their nation.
There is still a long way to go and many challenges to confront, but
we have seen a new foundation for that better future being laid. And
today, we are taking an important step toward that future. I am
delighted to announce that for the first time since 1991, the United
States is recognizing the Government of Somalia.
Now before I talk about what comes next for this partnership, it is
worth taking a moment to remember how we got here and how far we have
come together. When I entered the State Department in January 2009,
al-Shabaab controlled most of Mogadishu and south and central Somalia.
It looked at the time like it would even gain more territory. The people
of Somalia had already endured many years of violence and isolation,
and we wanted to change that. We wanted to work together, not only with
the people of Somalia but with governments across the region, the
international community, and other likeminded friends.
In early 2009, the final Transitional Federal Government began its
work. Somali security forces, supported by the African Union Mission in
Somalia, and troops from Uganda and Burundi and now Kenya and Djibouti
began to drive al-Shabaab out of cities and towns. Humanitarian aid
finally began getting to the people in need. Local governments resumed
their work. Commerce and travel began to pick up. Now progress was
halting at times, but it was unmistakable. And today, thanks to the
extraordinary partnership between the leaders and people of Somalia,
with international supporters, al-Shabaab has been driven from Mogadishu
and every other major city in Somalia.
While this fight was going on, at the same time, Somalia’s leaders
worked to create a functioning democratic government. Now that process,
too, was quite challenging. But today, for the first time in two
decades, this country has a representative government with a new
president, a new parliament, a new prime minister, and a new
constitution. Somalia’s leaders are well aware of the work that lies
ahead of them, and that it will be hard work. But they have entered into
this important mission with a level of commitment that we find
admirable.
So Somalia has the chance to write a new chapter. When Assistant
Secretary Carson visited Mogadishu in June, the first U.S. Assistant
Secretary to do so in more than 20 years, and when Under Secretary
Sherman visited a few months ago, they discovered a new sense of
optimism and opportunity. Now we want to translate that into lasting
progress.
Somalia’s transformation was achieved first and foremost by the
people and leaders of Somalia, backed by strong, African-led support. We
also want to thank the African Union, which deserves a great deal of
credit for Somalia’s success. The United States was proud to support
this effort. We provided more than $650 million in assistance to the
African Union Mission in Somalia, more than 130 million to Somalia’s
security forces. In the past two years, we’ve given nearly $360 million
in emergency humanitarian assistance and more than $45 million in
development-related assistance to help rebuild Somalia’s economy. And we
have provided more than $200 million throughout the Horn of Africa for
Somali refugee assistance.
We’ve also concentrated a lot of our diplomacy on supporting
democratic progress. And this has been a personal priority for me during
my time as Secretary, so I’m very pleased that in my last weeks here,
Mr. President, we’re taking this historic step of recognizing the
government.
Now, we will continue to work closely, and the President and I had a
chance to discuss in detail some of the work that lies ahead and what
the government and people of Somalia are asking of the United States
now. Our diplomats, our development experts are traveling more
frequently there, and I do look forward to the day when we can
reestablish a permanent U.S. diplomatic presence in Mogadishu.
We will also continue, as we well know, to face the threat of
terrorism and violent extremism. It is not just a problem in Somalia; it
is a problem across the region. The terrorists, as we have learned once
again in the last days, are not resting, and neither will we. We will
be very clear-eyed and realistic about the threat they continue to pose.
We have particular concerns about the dangers facing displaced people,
especially women, who continue to be vulnerable to violence, rape, and
exploitation.
So today is a milestone. It’s not the end of the journey but it’s an
important milestone to that end. We respect the sovereignty of Somalia,
and as two sovereign nations we will continue to have an open,
transparent dialogue about what more we can do to help the people of
Somalia realize their own dreams.
The President had a chance to meet President Obama earlier today at
the White House, and that was a very strong signal to the people of
Somalia of our continuing support and commitment. So as you, Mr.
President, and your leaders work to build democratic institutions,
protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, respond to humanitarian
needs, build the economy, please know that the United States will be a
steadfast partner with you every step of the way. Thank you.
PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH: Thank you.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, sir.
PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH: Thank you, Madam Secretary, for the
great words that you expressed on the realities on the ground in Somalia
and the future of Somalia and the future of the relationship between
Somalia and the United States.
First of all, I would like to thank the Government and the people of
the United States of America for the warm welcome accorded to me and to
my delegation for the last two days. I am very pleased and honored to
come to Washington and to meet Madam Secretary to discuss on bilateral
issues and the mutual interests of our two countries. And Somalia is
very grateful for the unwavering support from the United States to the
people of Somalia. U.S. is a major donor to Somalia, which include
humanitarian assistance and help toward security. We both have common
interests and common enemy, which we must redouble our efforts to bring
peace and stability in Somalia.
Somalia is emerging from a very long, difficult period, and we are
now moving away from the chaos, instability, extremism, piracy, an era,
to an era of peaceful and development. We are aiming to make a valuable
contribution to the region and the world at large.
Today I provided an update of the huge progress made in the areas of
security, political development, social services, and establishing
reliable and credible governance institutions to Madam Secretary. This
is an excellent time to me to visit the U.S.A. and to meet with U.S.
leaders here in Washington, as Somalia is entering a new phase which
requires from all of us to work hard with a very few to bring peace with
a heart and view to bring peace and stability in Somalia.
Today, we had fruitful and frank discussions on many subjects that
are of mutual interest to all of us and to the world at large. I am
encouraged by the (inaudible) the energy, the willingness of interest
shown to me and my country, and I am hopeful that Somalia will reclaim
its role in the international landscape and play a more active and
useful member of the nations of the world.
We are working for a Somalia that is at peace with itself and with
its neighbors, where its citizens can go about their daily lives in
safety, provided their families with confidence and gratefulness.
Instability, violent extremism, and crime in Somalia are a threat not
only to Somalia, but to the region and the world at large. We look to
the future with hope, pride, and optimism.
And finally, I wish Madam Secretary all of the best for her future,
and we all miss her greatly, and a warm welcome to the new Secretary of
State and the new administration that will take over. Somalia will
remain grateful to the unwavering support from the United States
Government in the last 22 years that Somalia was in a difficult era. We
remain and we will remain grateful to that (inaudible). And I say in
front of you today thank you, America.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much, Mr. President. (Applause.)
MS. NULAND: We’ll take two questions today. We’ll start with CBS News, Margaret Brennan, please.
QUESTION: Madam Secretary, it’s good to have you back at the podium.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Margaret. I’m glad to be back.
QUESTION: A question for you. Is there anything you’d like to
see the Algerians do differently in response to the hostage situation
that’s underway? And more broadly, are there security or policy
implications for Westerners, Americans in the region because of what’s
happening in Mali?
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Margaret, thanks for asking that very
timely question, and let me start off by saying that I spoke with the
Algerian Prime Minister Sellal yesterday. I expect to speak with him
again this afternoon. Our counterterrorism experts have been in close
contact with their Algerian counterparts throughout the last days. And
we’ve also been in close consultation with partners around the world,
sharing information, working to contribute to the resolution of this
hostage situation as quickly as possible.
Now let me say the situation is very fluid. It’s in a remote area of
Algeria near the Libyan border. The security of our Americans who are
held hostage is our highest priority, but of course we care deeply about
the other Algerian and foreign hostages as well. And because of the
fluidity and the fact that there is a lot of planning going on, I cannot
give you any further details at this time about the current situation
on the ground. But I can say that more broadly, what we are seeing in
Mali, in Algeria, reflects the broader strategic challenge, first and
foremost for the countries in North Africa and for the United States and
the broader international community.
Instability in Mali has created the opportunity for a staging base
and safe haven for terrorists. And we’ve had success, as you know, in
degrading al-Qaida and its affiliates, leadership, and actions in
Afghanistan and Pakistan. We’ve seen the great cooperation led by
African troops through the UN mission that we were just discussing in
Somalia. But let’s make no mistake: There is a continuing effort by the
terrorists, whether they call themselves one name or al-Qaida, to try to
destroy the stability, the peace and security, of the people of this
region.
These are not new concerns. In fact, this has been a top priority for
our entire national security team for years. We’ve worked with the
Government of Yemen, for example, in their efforts against al-Qaida in
the Arabic Peninsula. We’ve worked in something called the Trans-Sahara
Counterterrorism Partnership, which works with 10 countries across the
region. So we have been working on these problems, trying to help build
capacity, trying to create regional networks to deal with problems in
one country that can spill over the border of another, and working to
provide American support for the disruption of these terrorist networks.
At the UN General Assembly in September, we made the situation in
Mali an international priority with a central focus on working to have
an international response. I certainly am among a number of officials in
our government who’ve met and worked on this issue over the last weeks.
In fact, in October, I flew to Algeria for high-level talks with the
President and others in responsible positions in this security area
trying to determine what more we could do to strengthen our security
ties. In November, I sent Deputy Secretary Burns and a team to Algeria
to really get into depth about what more we could be doing. And then in
December, we began to reach out more broadly in the ongoing
counterterrorism discussions that we have.
Now, I say all of this because I think it’s important that we put
this latest incident into the broader context. This incident will be
resolved, we hope, with a minimum loss of life. But when you deal with
these relentless terrorists, life is not in any way precious to them.
But when this incident is finally over, we know we face a continuing,
ongoing problem, and we’re going to do everything we can to work
together to confront and disrupt al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
We’re going to be working with our friends and partners in North
Africa. We are supporting the French operation in Mali with intelligence
and airlift. We’re working with a half a dozen African countries, as we
did with respect to Somalia over so many years, to help them be
prepared to send in African troops. In fact, by this weekend, U.S.
trainers will be on the continent to offer pre-deployment training and
sustainment packages for ECOWAS troops. And we are prepared to fund
airlift for those troops into Mali.
This is difficult but essential work. These are some of the most
remote places on the planet, very hard to get to, difficult to have much
intelligence from. So there is going to be lot of work that has to go
into our efforts. But I want to assure the American people that we are
committed to this work, just as we were committed to Somalia. There were
so many times, Mr. President, over the last four years when some people
were ready to throw up their hands and say al-Shabaab made an advance
here and this terrible attack in Mogadishu. And we kept persisting,
because we believed that with the kind of approach we had taken we would
be standing here today with a democratically elected president of
Somalia.
So let me just say that this is about our security, but it is also
about our interests and our values and the ongoing work of how to
counter violent extremism, to provide likeminded people who want to
raise their families, have a better future, educate their children, away
from extremism and to empower them to stand up against the extremists.
And I think it’s something that we will be working on for some time, but
I am confident that we will be successful over that time to give the
people of these countries, as we have worked to give the people of
Somalia, a chance to chart their own future, which is very much
reflective of the values and interests of the United States.
MS. NULAND: Last question today, Somalia Service of VOA, Falastine Iman, please.
QUESTION: Thank you. And I have question, one for the Somali
President and one for Madam Secretary. For Somali President, how would
you describe the U.S.-Somali relationship at this moment?
My other question is: Madam Secretary, sometime ago you announced a
dual-track policy, which means dealing Somali Government and regional
administrations. Are you still going to pursue these two approaches?
SECRETARY CLINTON: Could you just repeat the end of that? I think I lost a little bit.
QUESTION: You announced dual-track policy, which means dealing
with the government and the regional administrations. So are you still
going to pursue these two approaches?
PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH: Yeah. Thanks, Falastine. Regarding
for Somalia, I think this is a new era, and the United States Government
and Somalia serving our relationships in this – the independence of
Somalia in 1960s, and the signs and the symbols and the remains of this
long-term relationship is still visible in Somalia. The schools built by
the Peace Corps in the early 1960s is still functional in Somalia.
These schools are still used by different people and different parts of
Somalia. And from then onward, the support that the United States
Government give to Somalia is still visible in Somalia.
And the last one I was telling is the last 22 years that Somalia was
in a difficult times, the United States has always been the country that
never left Somalia and have been engaging Somalia with difficult times
at different levels, including when the existence of Somali nation was
threatened in early ’90s. It was the United States forces that saved
more than 300,000 lives of Somalis. Had that intervention not been
there, it would have been difficult and different today, the situation
in Somalia. So that relationship is there and the commitment and the
unwavering support of the United States has always been.
And Somalia is part of the international community and part of the
world. Somalia – United States is a role model country for the
democracy, for the freedom of people, for the development of human
capital. And this model we are going to pursue, of course, as the rest
of the world. So the relationship was there in the past. It’s now there.
And today, I am here standing in front of you to further improve that
relationship in the context of the current realities in Somalia, in the
region, and the continent of Africa. So it’s there and it will be there
in the future.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much for those very strong
words, Mr. President. Today, we are taking a new step in our engagement
with the recognition of the government. We believe strongly that the
successful conclusion of Somalia’s political transition – with a new
president, a prime minister, a parliament, a constitution – marks the
beginning of a new era of Somali governance. And therefore one of the
reasons we wanted the President to come was to discuss the way forward.
Now, we still have the excellent work by U.S. Special Representative
for Somalia Ambassador Swan, who leads a team, as you know, committed to
working with the Government and people of Somalia. But our position now
is the work that we did to help establish a transitional government, to
support the fight against al-Shabaab, to provide humanitarian
assistance, is now moving into a new era, as the President said. I
believe that our job now is to listen to the Government and people of
Somalia, who are now in a position to tell us, as well as other partners
around the world, what their plans are, how they hope to achieve them.
So we have moved into a normal sovereign nation-to-sovereign nation
position, and we have moved into an era where we’re going to be a good
partner, a steadfast partner, to Somalia as Somalia makes the decisions
for its own future.
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AMISOM to Investigate Leggo Incident
Mogadishu, 15 January, 2013: AMISOM is investigating an incident in which civilians may have been caught up in crossfire as its forces repelled an attack by the Al Shabaab terror group. The attack took place near the town of Leggo, 120 km west of Mogadishu. Initial reports indicate that some civilians, including children, were killed and others are hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
“AMISOM is mindful of its responsibility to minimize civilian casualties during its operations and we have clear rules of engagement to that effect. We are therefore currently establishing the facts and the circumstances around this tragic incident so as to ascertain whether, and to what extent, these rules may have been breached,” said Acting Force Commander, Major General Salvatore Harushimana.
In the meantime, AMISOM condoles with the families of the bereaved and hopes for the quick recovery of the wounded whilst reiterating our commitment to support the Federal Government of Somalia in ensuring the safety and sanctity of life in the country.
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For more information, please Contact; Eloi Yao and Lt. Colonel Ali Eden Houmed, Spokespersons, Cell phone: (Nairobi) +254702155126 ; E‐mail: amisommediacentre@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 (Somaligov News): The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has Tuesday opened a two week capacity building training for Somalia Civil Servants in Bujumbura bringing together 120 protocol officers, secretaries and administrators from various ministries of the Federal Government.
Opening the workshop, the Minister of Youth and Culture of the Republic of Burundi, Honorable Jean Jacques Nyenimigabo expressed his country’s continued commitment to peace and stability in Somalia.
He said;” The Burundi government considers its support to peace in Somalia as a means of reciprocating the support Somalia gave us during the 1970’s especially aviation training for our military officers.”
The training which seeks to impart management and administrative skills to the civil servants is part of ongoing efforts by the Federal Government of Somalia and the African Union to rebuild the country’s public institutions destroyed by two decades of fighting.
Speaking during the opening ceremony on behalf of the AU Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif, AMISOM Head of Political Affairs Unit, Ambassador Basile Gateretse said the training is in support of the Federal Government’s policy of reconstruction of state institutions.
“Somalia is currently undergoing positive economic and political transformation which needs not only financial and material support but also capacity building of its human resources.
This training therefore is part of a programme to support capacity building for civil servants.” He said.
The training which has been funded by the Italian Government and being facilitated by the University of South Africa-Graduate School of Business Leadership follows a series of capacity building activities conducted by AMISOM including on-the-job training and mentorship in Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Uganda based on priorities adopted in March 2010 during a successful Needs Assessment Workshop held in Kampala.
Saturday, January 12, 2013 (Somaligov News): On behalf of the Somali People and the Republic of Somalia, we send our condolence to family of the hostage and the French Commands who died, and French Commandos raid failed completely when Al-Shabeb Terrorists got tip for the operation, and the hostage and some French Commandos died.
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Mogadishu Sunday, January 10, 2013 (Somaligov News): Somali foreign Minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Hagi Adan said that some European countries are due to reopen their diplomatic missions in Mogadishu very soon after they have been away all under the years of war and anarchy.
Mrs Adan mentioned that countries like United Kingdom, Italy and Chine are planning to reopen their embassies in Mogadishu very soon.
The foreign minister, who is on tour in Europe said the world is encouraged by the return of some embassies back in Mogadishu like, the embassies of Turkey, Ethiopia and Djibouti which are now based in Mogadishu.
The security of the capital is improving rapidly after government security forces and those from Amisom have doubled their security operations in and around the capital.
Garbaharey: Sunday, January 10, 2013 (Somaligov News): Somali defence ministry ordered urgent military operations against the remnants of Al Shabab fighters who are still in some areas of Gedo region in South west Somalia, according to Somali military officials in that region.
Abdi Barre Abdi, a military official in Gedo region told Shabelle media network that top officials from the Somali defence ministry who visited the region recently, ordered the officials to flush Al Shabab out of that region by launching attacks on the positions they stiil control in that strategic which borders both Ethiopia and Kenya.
Somali defence minister Abdihakim Fiqi was also one of the officials who have recently been there in Gedo province.
Residents in Gedo say that there are military movements in the region by Somali government forces particularly around Bardhere and Bur Dhubo which are only towns still under Al Shabab in whole Gedo region.
Mogadishu Sunday, January 06, 2013 (Somaligov News):
Amisom and Somali security have fully secured Mogadishu and there is a reliable security primarily in the capital and the rest of the regions under Amisom and government control, according to the spokesman of AU mission in Somalia Colonel Ali Hamud, who gave exclusive interview to Shabelle media network.
Colonel Hamud said that they did a lot in curtailing the number of violent acts by Al Shabab elements in Mogadishu and he stressd that Amisom and government security forces foiled many possible attacks by Al Shabab.
Amisom spokesman told that it is not only the capital that is safe but also the otherregions that have been liberated from the oppressive reigns of Al Shabab.
AMISOM has bases in most regions in south and central Somalia and its forces carry out daily security operations in those regions so the Somali civilians can live in peace.
Türkiye Sayın,
On Friday, January 04, 2013 (Somaligov News):
Somalili İnsanlar ve Somali Cumhuriyeti Hükümeti adına, biz resmen muhtaç Somalili İnsanlar ve Somali Cumhuriyeti Hükümeti için sonsuz insani destek için teşekkür ederiz.
Allah'a kim muhtaç yardım göstermek, size sadaka evde başlar İslam dünyasının öğretebilir lütfen. Size başarılar diliyoruz.
En iyi dileklerimle, E-Yönetişim Dilde Somali Devlet Bilgi Teknolojileri Dairesi (OSGIT)
Dear Turkey,
On Friday, January 04, 2013 (Somaligov News): On behalf of the Somali People and the Government of the Republic of Somalia, we officially thank you for endless humanitarian support to the needy Somali People and the Government of the Republic of Somalia.
If Allah show you who to help the needy, please can you teach the Islamic world that charity begins at home.
We wish you all the best.
Best Wishes, Office of Somali Governmental Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance (OSGIT)
Mogadishu Thursday, January 03, 2013 (Somaligov News):
A delegation led by Somali president Hassan Shiekh Mohamud, who had been a visit to Sudan, has returned to Mogadishu today.
The delegation was received at the airport by officials of the government including the speaker of the parliament and members of the Somali army.
Briefing the journalists at the airport on his visit to Sudan, Mr. Mohamud has told that he participated celebrations of Sudan´s 57th anniversary since its independence.
The president also said that he held bilateral talks with is Sudanese counterpart Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and that Sudan promised to train Somali national police.
The delegation included the interior and finance ministers of the federal Somali government.
The Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Somali Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam today.
Speaking after the meeting, the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, said:
I am delighted to have met Foreign Minister Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam in her first visit to the UK in her new role. Somalia has made tangible progress in recent months, both politically following the end of the transitional period, and in improving security, with Al Shabab pushed from major towns. It is critical that this momentum continues.
The Foreign Minister outlined the Somali government’s plans to tackle the challenges ahead including improving security, increasing access to justice, transparent financial management, political reconciliation and economic development. The UK is committed to working in partnership with the Somali government to support these priorities and to ensure coordinated international assistance.
Mogadishu: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 (Somaligov News):
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Dear Somalis,
On January 1, 2013 (Somaligov News): On behalf of the Somali People & the Republic of Somalia hereby send our deep gratitude to President his Excellency Ismail Omar Gelle & the People of the Republic of Djibouti for continuous support to help Somalis and the Republic of Somalia.
Happy New Year 2013.
God helps to those who help others in need.
We wish you all the best.
Guullayso President his Excellency Ismail Omar Gelle.
by the OSGIT Director
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Dear Somalis,
Press Release On December 31, 2012 Somalis became the most corrupted nation in the whole world, and guess what is next? Let's tell you the facts!
Somalia is not the most corrupted county in the whole world but the United Nations made Somalia as one of the most corrupted nations by swindling phony projects in Somalia while some Top Level UN Officials for Somalia have been working in Somalia since 2000 until now with endless and phony projects, which the Transparency International has never ever reported.
Some countries have even violated the territorial integrity of the Republic of Somalia in many ways, these countries even tried to exploit our natural resources which the Somali people rejected and sent many complaining letter to the concerned offices.
The United Nations Organizations for Somalia have been the most corrupted, working lack of accountability, trustworthy and transparency since 1991 until now.
Somalia is innocent, needy nations, and we truly thank to the Government of Turkey and their beloved people who made significant contributions to help Somali people during one of the worst droughts.
We love Turkey,
Somalis can defend their nations, and we are telling some European countries think that Somalis do not know what they are doing in Somalia however; we will show you how we can defend our nations?
If you do not stop lunatic diplomacy then we will show the world.
By
Somali Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunications
Humanitarian Appeal: UN calls for US$ 8.5 billion to help 51 million people in 16 countries
14 Dec: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos
(middle), World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
and Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Michel Roy launch the
Consolidated Appeal Process 2013 in Rome. Credit: WFP
The United Nations today called for US$ 8.5 billion for aid agencies to
help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies in 2013.
The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for next year, launched in Rome by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Michel Roy, seeks funding to assist people in sixteen of the world’s most pressing crises.
“The appeal is on behalf of millions of people around the world: men,
women, children and the elderly who urgently need our support,” said Ms. Amos.
“They are displaced from their homes, hungry, unprotected and
vulnerable, living with the consequences of natural disasters and
violent conflict. As we enter 2013, there is no let-up in humanitarian
needs in the world.”
The Appeal reflects an effort by 520 international aid organizations –
including UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and other
international organizations – to calculate detailed and costed response
plans for the year. It will be used as a basis for humanitarian
operations and resource allocations throughout 2013.
“We are meeting the urgent humanitarian needs for food security and
nutrition, shelter, water, health and other basic needs, while
simultaneously helping communities recover from emergencies. A unified
response can save lives and help communities become more resilient,”
said Ms. Cousin from WFP.
The largest appeal, seeking $1.3 billion, will provide life-saving
assistance to 3.8 million people, including nearly quarter of a million
malnourished children in Somalia. Other top appeals are for South Sudan
($1.15 billion) and Sudan ($983 billion) where conflict and displacement
have affected hundreds of thousands of people.
Funding is also sought for crises in DRC ($893 million), Kenya ($743
million), Yemen ($716 million), Chad ($501 million), Afghanistan ($477
million), Niger ($380 million), the occupied Palestinian territories
($374 million), Mali ($370 million), Mauritania ($180 million), Burkina
Faso ($138 million), Zimbabwe ($131 million), Central African Republic
($129 million) and the Philippines ($35 million).
“The ongoing global economic crisis means that fewer resources are
available, yet we are seeing large numbers of people living in crisis
situations due to poverty, conflict and natural disasters,” said Mr. Roy
of Caritas Internationalis. “It’s vital that donors support us, through
the consolidated appeals, to carry out this joint humanitarian work.”
Eight of the sixteen appeals are higher than those for the same
countries in 2012, including dramatic increases for Mauritania and Mali
in the Sahel region of West Africa. In Mauritania, over a million people
require urgent food aid and more than 100,000 children suffer from
malnutrition. In recent months, food insecurity has extended into areas
that were not affected earlier in 2012. Conflict and displacement in
northern Mali continue to exacerbate the food and nutrition crisis
throughout the region. There are now more than 200,000 Malian refugees
in neighbouring countries including Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania.
“In West Africa and across the Sahel, there is food insecurity, access
difficulties and security problems. This will continue in 2013 and that
is why these countries are included in the appeal,” added Ms. Amos.
The CAP also serves as a detailed work plan for the humanitarian
community. It helps aid organizations coordinate operational plans and
funding requests in a more strategic and comprehensive way.
“I would like to pay tribute to the communities, civil society
organizations, businesses, local and national governments which are the
first responders and throughout a protracted crisis, important providers
of support and help. International humanitarian organizations
supplement and support their efforts,” said Ms. Amos concluding the
appeal launch.
Mogadishu 18 December 2012 (Somaligov News): A government court judge has
been assassinated in Biadoa after gunmen shot him dead, according to
reports from there.
The judge, who was murdered, is named Zakariye and his death has also
been confirmed to Somaligov by the Head of Somali Police in Baidoa.
After the murder, security forces were seen cordoning off the area
and the commander of the local police force said that they conducted
searches in the area where the judge was shot dead.
It is not the first time that government officials targeted and
assassinated in Baidoa which was once one of the biggest bastions of
Alshabab before it was booted out of there by Somali forces backed by
with their Ethiopian allies.
Mogadishu 17 December 2012 (Somaligov News): Somali defense minister Abdi
hakin Haji Mohamudd Fiqi has warned Somali government not to act in an
undisciplined manner which can harm the civilians.
Speaking to the media in Mogadishu, Mr. Fiqi said that military court
will be set up in every new town where government forces take over
throughout and he said that any soldier found with a crime of
transgressing the rights of the Somali civilians will court-martialed.
Meanwhile the defense minister also told that forces of the moderate
Islamist group of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama would be integrated into the
Somali national army and he stressed that the government has already had
talks on that issue with the leaders of the group.
Ahlu Sunna fought a bloody war the other militant group of Alshabab
after the later group started to demolish s
Today's News
Xafiiska Madaxweynaha Dowladda Soomaaliya
Office of the Somali President
On
behalf of the People and the Government of the Democratic Republic of
Somalia, we hereby inform you that the Republic of Somalia has fully
inaugurated President His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on September
16, 2012 in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Somali People
and the International Community wishes our newly elected, sworn and
inaugurated President His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamed.
Best Wishes,
Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye
The Forthcoming Prime Minister of the Republic of Somalia
OSGIT
Sunday, September 16, 2012 (Somaligov News): My Dear Somalis, Global Citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen I Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye, would like to inform you that these below-mentioned countries have already received my message as Somalia's forthcoming Prime Minister, and I am looking forward to work with them for better global governance in the rule of law and peaceful world Insha Allah!
1. USA 2. Japan 3. UK 4. China 5. Russia 6. Iran 7. Israel 8. Brazil 9. Belgium 10. Sweden 11. Finland 12. Norway 13. Denmark 14. Kazakhstan 15. Australia 16. Canada 17. Austria 18. Netherlands 19. Malaysia 20. Indonesia 21. Vietnam 22. Italy 23. Ecuador 24. Bolivia 25. The Dominican Republic 26. The Republic of South Korea 27. France 28. German 29. Romania 30. Latvia 31. Lithuania 32. Czech 33. Azerbaijan 34. Turkmenistan 35. Estonia 36. Thailand 37. Taiwan 38. East Timor 39. Guyana 40. Mongolia 41. Trinidad & Tobago 42. Jamaica 43. Mexico 44. Uruguay 45. Peru 46. Colombia 47. El Salvador 48. Paraguay 49. Guatamala 50. Argentine 51. Costa Rica
Bets Wishes, Ambassador Dr. Badal W.Badal Kariye The Forthcoming Prime Minister of the Republic ofAwdal State Somalia
TO: All the African Governments & Kingdoms
On September 16, 2012
Your Excellencies/Majesties,
All the African Governments & Kingdoms have already received my message and encouraged me with complimentary Congratulations.
Insha Allah! Meet and talk to your next most educated and the Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" who's the renowned author of 6 novels and four academic books.
The Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" is Somali American from Darod Tribe specially Tanade Darod/Leelkase Clan.
The Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" has PhD in Political Sociology and is a career public diplomat since on September 15, 2000 until now working and providing the State of the Art Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance to the People and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia philanthropically.
http://www.primeminister.somaligov.so/
On August 8, 2012 the Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" took up the post of the Spokesperson of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia http://www.spokesperson.somaligov.so/ when Eng. Abdirahman Omar Yarisow left it voluntarily in order to take up a post of a director at the Bar-kulan Radio in Nairobi Kenya.
The Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" is Somali American, a Noble Prize Candidate in a Contributory Literature and he has been working and living in Minneapolis, MN USA since September 2006 where he used to help the Government of the Republic of Somalia virtually by providing the State of the Art Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance to the People and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia.
The Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" worked and collaborated with the United Nations Political Office for Somalia Ambassador Winston A. Tubman, IGAD Front-Line States, African Union, AMISOM, n Union etc.
Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" has also served as the Head of the Somali Diplomatic Branch within the Somali National Security Service http://www.nss.somaligov.so/
He's been writing to the United Nations Security Council to help Somalia and stop any corrupted cases in Somalia and around the world at large.
The Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" speaks English, French, Swahili, Arabic, Italian, German, Spanish, some Afrikaans, Some Russian and Good Chinese.
If you need to read more about the Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" please visit us http://www.badalkariye.somaliauthors.com/ or http://www.badalkariye.so/
Or You can visit us http://www.primeminister.somaligov.so/ Http://www.opm.somaligov.net http://wwww.presidency.somaligov.so/ http://www.somalgov.net/ Breaking News Mogadishu September 15, 2012 On behalf of the People and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially welcome the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn.
Special thanks to EPRDF Leadership for electing the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn democratically and peacefully so that the Ethiopians and the world at large will enjoy more peaceful and prosperous Ethiopia that leads not only in Africa but the world at large.
I'll be expecting to take up the Prime Minister of the Republic of Somalia, and we will be working wisely and solving any conflict of mutual, bilateral and multilateral interests between our nations. I hope that you will work with me truly as our Former Somali Governments worked with your predecessor His Excellency Meles Senawi genuinely in the Horn of Africa.
It is the right time to use diplomacy and solve any political puzzles before third parties dictates our mutual relations.
We wish you to use and rule Ethiopia in good governance.
Best Wishes, Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye The Forthcoming Prime Minister of the Republic of Somalia. http://www.primeminister.somaligov.so/ http://www.opm.somaligov.net/
KISMAYO Saturday, September 15, 2012 (Somaligov News): Witnesses say
battle looms in villages around the main port city of Kismayo, the last
major stronghold of Somalia’s Al Qaeda-linked Al shabab militants in
south Somalia.
Somali national army and their allied
African Union forces, primarily Kenyan army attacked with mortars and
machine guns on Al shabab controlled Birta-dheer village, Located on the
outskirts of Kismayo, according to the reports.
“The combat has been heavy with both
sides exchanging mortar and machine-guns in the early morning hours on
Friday, a witness in the area said under anonymity.
It was not immediately clear if there had
been any casualties from the battle against Al shabab fighters in
Birta-dheer area, south of Somalia.
So far there has been no comment from Somali and Al shabab officials about the fighting.
Artillery strikes, launched from Kenyan
Navy warships, hit areas north of the city’s port and its airport last
week, and there were reports of extra Kenyan fighter jets, warships
patrolling the sky above and the sea of Kismayo,500 Km south of
Mogadishu.
Kenya’s forces officially joined the
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in last July, to boost the
ongoing regional military operations in the horn of Africa country.
Xafiiska Madaxweynaha Dowladda Soomaaliya
Office of the Somali President
Breaking News: Mogadishu Somalia September 12, 2012 His
Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the newly elected President of the
Democratic Republic of Somalia has survived when unknown militiamen attacked his temporary residence at one of Mogadishu Hotels. His
Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is safe, and we send our deep condolence to the Somali Security and AMISOM Personnel who died when defended our newly elected President His
Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
We will soon update.
Best Regards, OSGIT
PRESS RELEASE (for immediate release) AMISOM foils attack on Somali President
Mogadishu – September 12th, 2012; AMISOM and Somali security forces have this afternoon foiled an attack against Somalia’s new President in Mogadishu.
Two
suicide bombers were shot and blew up as they attempted to penetrate
the hotel where President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been staying since
his election on Monday. Another was intercepted and shot dead as he
attempted to scale the walls of the compound.
One AMISOM soldier
was killed and three others wounded during the attack which happened as
the President was addressing a press conference.
The President was in no danger and continued to calmly address the media.
AMISOM
Force Commander, Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti paid tribute to the
courage of his soldiers. “The enemies of peace will not be allowed to
spoil this historic moment for the people of Somalia who on Monday
successfully completed the transition to representative government.” He
said.
He reaffirmed AMISOM’s commitment to continue working with
the new government and the people of Somalia to help secure peace and
stability in the country.
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For more information, please Contact; Mr. Eloi Yao and Colonel Ali Houmed, Spokesperson, E-mail: amisommediacentre@gmail.com
Statement on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya
Press StatementHillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State Washington, DC
September 12, 2012
________________________________________________________________________
It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the death of four
American personnel in Benghazi, Libya yesterday. Among them were United
States Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and Foreign Service Information
Management Officer, Sean Smith. We are still making next of kin
notifications for the other two individuals. Our hearts go out to all
their families and colleagues.
A 21 year veteran of the Foreign Service, Ambassador Stevens died last
night from injuries he sustained in the attack on our office in
Benghazi.
I had the privilege of swearing in Chris for his post in Libya only a
few months ago. He spoke eloquently about his passion for service, for
diplomacy and for the Libyan people. This assignment was only the latest
in his more than two decades of dedication to advancing closer ties
with the people of the Middle East and North Africa which began as a
Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco. As the conflict in Libya unfolded,
Chris was one of the first Americans on the ground in Benghazi. He
risked his own life to lend the Libyan people a helping hand to build
the foundation for a new, free nation. He spent every day since helping
to finish the work that he started. Chris was committed to advancing
America?s values and interests, even when that meant putting himself in
danger.
Sean Smith was a husband and a father of two, who joined the Department
ten years ago. Like Chris, Sean was one of our best. Prior to arriving
in Benghazi, he served in Baghdad, Pretoria, Montreal, and most recently
The Hague.
All the Americans we lost in yesterday?s attacks made the ultimate
sacrifice. We condemn this vicious and violent attack that took their
lives, which they had committed to helping the Libyan people reach for a
better future.
America?s diplomats and development experts stand on the front lines
every day for our country. We are honored by the service of each and
every one of them.
PRN: 2012/1422
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Statement on the Election of New Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
Press StatementHillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State Washington, DC
September 11, 2012
________________________________________________________________________
I want to congratulate President Hassan Sheikh and the Somali people on
yesterday?s election. I commend former President Sheikh Sharif for his
humility in conceding the election. With the election of a New Federal
Parliament and Speaker, the national constituent assembly?s adoption of a
provisional constitution, and the election of a new president, Somalia
has completed its political transition. This significant achievement is
the result of years of hard work - by Somalis and the international
community. I especially want to thank the African Union, the United
Nations, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development for their
critical contributions.
We applaud these steps toward a responsive, representative and
accountable government and Hassan Sheikh?s commitment to inclusive
governance. But there is still more work to be done. The United States
calls on Somalia?s new leaders to continue the reform effort and to work
together to create a better future. We are committed to helping the new
government strengthen democratic institutions, improve stability and
security, and deliver results for the Somali people.
PRN: 2012/1420
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External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an
endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein."
PM statement following election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia
Tuesday 11 September 2012
"This is a significant moment for Somalia, and an important step towards a renewed political process."
Prime Minister David Cameron has made a statement following the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia.
Mr Cameron said:
“This is a significant moment for Somalia, and an important step
towards a renewed political process. I congratulate Hassan Sheikh
Mohamud on his victory and welcome the part played by outgoing president
Sheikh Sharif, to bring Somalia to this day.
“The coming months and years are critical for Somalia’s transition to
democracy. Somalia’s leaders must now work together to build a more
representative and transparent system, tackle corruption and strengthen
security and stability.
“The London Conference on Somalia in February brought the
international community together to support this process. Britain will
continue to support Somalia’s people and leaders, so that Somalia can
fulfill its potential as a peaceful, inclusive and prosperous nation.”
PRESS RELEASE
(for immediate release)
AU
Deputy Special Representative congratulates His Excellency Mr. Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud on his election as President of the Federal Republic of
Somalia.
Mogadishu‐September 10th, 2012;
The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Honorable Wafula Wamunyinyi has
congratulated His Excellency Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for being elected
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia in a free, fair and
transparent process. He pledged the support of the African Union
Commission and that of AMISOM in particular to His Excellency Mr. Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud, his government and the people of Somalia and look
forward to working with him as he embarks on the task ahead of
rebuilding the country.
“More importantly, I recognize the role
played by the people of Somalia individually and as a nation and in
whatever capacity to ensure that this country not only elects a new
president in a process that reflects the wishes of majority of citizens
but also to bring to a successful end the transition period.” Said
Wamunyinyi. “The immense contribution of the international community in
the entire process can not be ignored. I wish therefore to salute the
contributions of representatives of the International Community and in
particular Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, the UN Special Representative
for Somalia for the unwavering support and guidance throughout the
entire political process.” He added.
Honorable Wafula Wamunyinyi
recognized the enormous contribution of all security forces and AMISOM
in particular for ensuring that the process of ending the transitional
period including the National Constituent Assembly, the Technical
Selection Committee (TSC) and now the election of the President takes
place without any major security incident. He expressed his satisfaction
that the process of ending the transition despite being a difficult one
with a lot of obstacles has largely been inclusive and participatory.
The
AU Deputy Special Representative cautioned however that the election of
the new President and the end of the transition period is not an end in
itself but the beginning of a huge task which the people of Somalia
must embark on to rebuild the country’s infrastructure which has been
destroyed by more than two decades of fighting.
He said; “As a
matter of priority, I have no doubt that the President Elect will give
special attention to the rebuilding and strengthening of key government
institutions and the Public Service in particular to allow for an
improvement in the delivery of services to the people.AMISOM is ready to
support the Somali government in this area.”
Honorable Wafula
Wamunyinyi also emphasized the importance of the ongoing programme of
rebuilding the Somali Security Forces (SNF) and reaffirmed AMISOM’s
commitment to working with the new government in implementing the
National Security Stabilization Plan.
For more information, please Contact; Mr. Eloi Yao, Spokesperson, E‐mail: amisommediacentre@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
On behalf of the Somali People and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially commemorating on this disastrous date 9/11 with the Government of the United States of America, and we wish all the best for the remaining survivals of 9/11 terrorism disaster.
This message was approved Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the Director of the Somali Office of Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance, & The Chief of the Somali Diplomatic Police. & Spokesperson of the Government of the Republic of Somalia. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so prof.badal@parliament.so http://www.somaligov.net/ http;//www.somalugov.so/
Xafiiska Madaxweynaha Dowladda Soomaaliya
Office of the Somali President
Breaking News: Mogadishu Somalia September 10, 2012 10:53:34 AM His
Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the newly elected President of the
Democratic Republic of Somalia, and we are very please to watch and
witness this historic presidential elections which took place in
Mogadishu Somalia on September 10, 2012.
Monday, September 10, 20125:00:37 PM
Insha
Allah! Meet and talk to your next most educated and the Future Somali
Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" who's the
renowned author of 6 novels and four academic books.
The
Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble"
is from Darod Tribe specially Tande Darod/Leelkase Clan.
The
Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble"
has PhD in Political Sociology and is a career public diplomat since on
September 15, 2000 until now working and providing the State of the Art
Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance to the People and
the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia philanthropically.
Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr.
Humble" has also served as the Head of the Somali Diplomatic Branch
within the Somali National Security Service http://www.nss.somaligov.so/
On August 8, 2012 the Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal
W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" took up the post of the Spokesperson of the
Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia http://www.spokesperson.somaligov.so/
when Eng. ABdirahman Omar Yarisow left it voluntarily in order to take
up a post of a director at the Bar-kulan Radio in Nairobi Kenya.
The Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr.
Humble" is Somali American, a Noble Prize Candidate in a Contributory
Literature and he has been working and living in Minneapolis, MN USA
since September 2006 where he used to help the Government of the
Republic of Somalia virtually by providing the State of the Art
Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance to the People and
the Government of the Democratic Republic of Somalia.
The
Future Somali Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble"
worked and collaborated with the United Nations Political Office for
Somalia Ambassador Winston A. Tubman, IGAD Front-Line States, African
Union, AMISOM, n Union etc.
He's been writing to the United
Nations Security Council to help Somalia and stop any corrupted cases in
Somalia and around the world at large.
The Future Somali
Prime Minister Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye "Dr. Humble" speaks
English, French, Swahili, Arabic, Italian, German, Spanish, some
Afrikaans, Some Russian and Good Chinese.
09 September 2012
On
behalf of the Somali People and the Government of the Democratic
Republic of Somalia. we send our condolence to the family of our
deceased Veteran Diplomat Ahmed Mohamed Darman who has served various
Somali Diplomatic Missions in abroad.
We wish him all the best in the hereafter Amen!
For more information please visit us http://www.parliament.somaligov.so/
This message was approved Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the
Director of the Somali Office of Information Technology in Multilingual
E-Governance, & The Chief of the Somali Diplomatic Police. &
Spokesperson of the Government of the Republic of Somalia. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so prof.badal@parliament.so http;//www.somalugov.so/ http://www.somaligov.net/
*"NUSOJ" press release about RBK not credible, or true*
09 September 2012
The management of Radio Bar-kulan is again disappointed to see the so
called NUSOJ press release, entitled "End the Exploitation of Workers at
Radio Bar Kulan (RBK), says NUSOJ" issued on 07 September 2012, which
continually makes false accusations about Radio Bar-kulan. Radio Bar-kulan
management has contacted the Secretary General of the National Union of
Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Mohamed Ibrahim who has confirmed that the
public press release was not issued by them. Mr Ibrahim and NUSOJ is
recognised by all journalists and media in Somalia, and also by RBK which
has a strong and close working relationship with this organisation, as
befits any Somali media. The legitimacy of any other claimant as NUSOJ is
not clear.****
Radio Bar-kulan categorically denies all these allegations and accusations
in the press statement and calls for the writer to stop issuing false and
deliberate accusations and lies to the public. It is very difficult to
issue public statements against false information which is evident that the
claimant is spreading these statements time and time again.
Radio Bar-Kulan staff have full and legal contracts and are better paid
than any other Somali Radio Stations. Radio Bar-kulan has very open and
transparent recruitment and complaints procedures. Claims in the press
release to the contrary on these points, and all others made in the same
document, have been demonstrated to be untrue.
Radio Bar-Kulan is a public service radio station broadcasting non-partisan
news, information, culture, entertainment and development programs to
Somalia and the Somali Diaspora. It was established in Nairobi for
logistical reasons, but it has always been the declared intention that it
should move to Mogadishu when circumstances permit.
This intention to re-locate has been explained to all new members of staff
before joining and no staff have been contracted beyond the point of the
move. Thus any staff not wanting to engage in a new contract that would
take them to Mogadishu are free not to do so. However, new positions in
Mogadishu will be offered to existing staff first and it is hoped that they
will be accepted. The end of the current support contract with the UN
later this year is the suitable point to establish the Somali station in
the capital city of the people it serves.
The invitation issued earlier this year for the IFJ to carry out
independent scrutiny of RBK remains - but as yet despite several requests
to them to do so they have not taken up this offer. If they or any other
legitimate journalists' organisation wishes to do so they will see the
excellent service that Radio Bar-Kulan provides to Somalis and equal
employment conditions of its workers.
Saturday, September 8, 2012 (Somaligov News): The
Presidential Candidates who will speaking in front of the Somali
Parliament where they will discuss their plans and how they run Somalia
if one of them is elected. Musharaxiinta maanta Khudbadaha jeedinaya ayaa waxay kala yihiin sidan:
September
10 will be a historic day for Somalia as its Parliament chooses a new
President. This is a time for Parliament to act with courage,
determination, and integrity in conducting a fair and transparent
election.
It is imperative that all candidates for President recognize the
outcome of this process. Our hope is that the winner as well as the new
members of Parliament will commit to an inclusive government dedicated
to improving the lives of all Somalis. We also urge that candidates who
lose will do so gracefully, accept the result, and refrain from inciting
violence or encouraging others to distance themselves from Somalia’s
new federal governmental institutions.
We call on the security forces charged with responsibility for
maintaining order and peace to fulfill their duties, respect the new
administration, protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of
Somalis, and refrain from political activity, partisan behavior, or
abandoning their post.
PRN: 2012/1403
Friday, September 7, 2012 (Somaligov News): The Presidential Candidates who will speaking in front of the Somali Parliament where they will discuss their plans and how they run Somalia if one of them is elected.
1 Axmed Ismaaciil Samatar
2 Xuseen maxamuud Jaamac
3 Maxamed Axmed Salaad
4 C/llaahi Axmed Cadoww
5 Maxamed C/laahi Oomaar
6 Shariif Sheekh Axmed
7 C/wali Maxamed Cali “Gaas”
8 Maxamed C/laahi Maxamed “Farmaajo”
9 Salaad Cali Jeele
10 Cumar Salaad Cimi
Mogadishu: Friday, September 7, 2012(Somaligov News): On
behalf of the Somali People and the Government of the Democratic
Republic of Somalia, we deeply and officially congratulate to His
Excellency Ambassador Dr. Augustine Mahiga who is the Special
Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for his endless
patience and efforts to work with the People for better government.
We wish you all the best within the United Nations and your future as we will be rebuilding Somalia.
This message was approved Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the
Director of the Somali Office of Information Technology in Multilingual
E-Governance, & The Chief of the Somali Diplomatic Police. &
Spokesperson of the Government of the Republic of Somalia. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so prof.badal@parliament.so http://www.somaligov.so/
Breaking News: Mogadishu September 6, 2012
The Final List of Presidential Candidate who filled the Prerequisite
Conditions even though some are still missing educational
qualifications. Please Read carefully the names of this Finalized List 1-Shariif Shiikh Axmed
2-C/weli Maxamed Cali Gaas
3-Maxamed C/llaahi Farmaajo
4-C/raxmaan Macallin C/llaahi Baadiyow
5-C/llaahi Axmed Caddow
6-C/waaxid Cilmi Goonjeex
7-Axmed Ismaaciil Samatar
8-Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud
9-Yuusuf Garaad Cumar
10-Cumar Salaad Cilmi
11-C/raxmaan Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi
12-Bashiir Nuur Xasan (Bidaar)
13-Xaaji Maxamed Ismaaciil Yaasiin
14-C/qaadir Cosoble Cali
15-C/raxmaan C/shakuur Warsame
16-Xuseen Khaliif Jaamac
17-Maxamed Axmed Saalax
18-Salaad Cali Jeelle
19-Ibraahim Cali Xuseen
20-Saciid Ciise Maxamuud
21-Cismaan Maxamed Gacal
22-Maxamed C/llaahi Oomaar
23-Maxamed C/wali Sheekh Yuusuf
24-Maslax Maxamed Siyaad Barre
25-Zakariye Maxamuud Xaaji Cabdi
Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the Director of the Somali Office
of Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance, & The Chief
of the Somali Diplomatic Police. & Spokesperson of the Government
of the Republic of Somalia. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so http://www.somaligov.so/
Breaking News: Mogadishu September 6, 2012
The Final List of Presidential Candidate who filled the Prerequisite
Conditions even though some are still missing educational
qualifications. Please Read carefully the names of this Finalized List 1-Shariif Shiikh Axmed
2-C/weli Maxamed Cali Gaas
3-Maxamed C/llaahi Farmaajo
4-C/raxmaan Macallin C/llaahi Baadiyow
5-C/llaahi Axmed Caddow
6-C/waaxid Cilmi Goonjeex
7-Axmed Ismaaciil Samatar
8-Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud
9-Yuusuf Garaad Cumar
10-Cumar Salaad Cilmi
11-C/raxmaan Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi
12-Bashiir Nuur Xasan (Bidaar)
13-Xaaji Maxamed Ismaaciil Yaasiin
14-C/qaadir Cosoble Cali
15-C/raxmaan C/shakuur Warsame
16-Xuseen Khaliif Jaamac
17-Maxamed Axmed Saalax
18-Salaad Cali Jeelle
19-Ibraahim Cali Xuseen
20-Saciid Ciise Maxamuud
21-Cismaan Maxamed Gacal
22-Maxamed C/llaahi Oomaar
23-Maxamed C/wali Sheekh Yuusuf
24-Maslax Maxamed Siyaad Barre
25-Zakariye Maxamuud Xaaji Cabdi
Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the Director of the Somali Office
of Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance, & The Chief
of the Somali Diplomatic Police. & Spokesperson of the Government
of the Republic of Somalia. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so http://www.somaligov.so/
Breaking News Mogadishu September 5, 2012 Somali Presidential Candidates who fulfilled the prerequisite requirements for Somali Presidency are as following: 1. Dr. Abdirahman M. Abdullahi "Dr. Badiyow" is PhD holder and can claim the title of Doctorate", and he is highly qualified to lead Somalia for better governance. 2. Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali "Gas' is PhD holder and can claim the title of Doctorate", and he failed as a minister and a prime minister. 3. Dr. Ahmed Ismail Samatar is PhD holder and can claim the title of Doctorate", and he was a professor at the Macalester College in Minnesota USA. 4. Hassan Sheikh Mohamed is a new young politician and has a bachelor degree. 5. Colonel and Ambassador Abdullahi Ahmed Adow is a Somali veteran diplomat aged more 85 years, politician and holds a degree from Italy in financial security. 6. Abdiwahid Elmi Omar "Gonjeh" is Master's holder and he has served as minister and a veteran politicians. 7. Mohamed AbdullahiMohamed "Farmajo" has Master's degree and he served as a Prime Minister but he could not work with the international community and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia even though he made a good reputation among Somalis.
This message is approved by Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the Director of the Somali Office of Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance, & The Chief of t he Somali Diplomatic Police. & Spokesperson of the Government of the Republic of Somalia. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so prof.badal@parliament.so http://www.somaligov.so/
AMISOM Troops Deploy to Elma’an Port
PRESS RELEASE
(For immediate release)
AMISOM Troops Deploy to Elma’an Port
Mogadishu 5 September, 2012:
Troops from the AU Mission in Somalia yesterday deployed in Elma’an
port about 40km North East of Mogadishu as the force continues to secure
more territory from Al Qaeda-affiliated extremists.
The port had previously been used for import of illegal arms and shuttle foreign fighters from the Gulf of Eden into Somalia.
AMISOM
Force Commander Lt‐Gen Andrew Gutti said that the move aims to improve
security in the port town, an important source of goods for many of
Somalia’s coastal communities.
“This deployment will bring peace to the people of Elma’an as they work to rebuild their lives,” he said.
————————————————————————————————————————– For more information, please Contact; Eloi Yao or Colonel Ali Houmed- Spokespersons E-mail: amisommediacentre@gmail.com
Mogadishu: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 (Somaligov News) : African Union and Somali troops seized a town on the
outskirts of Mogadishu on Tuesday from Islamist militants, the latest
since the pro-government forces took control of the port city last
weekend.
Daud Hajji Iro, the spokesman for Middle
Shabelle region, said the troops moved into El-ma’an port on Tuesday and
that most of the town was under the coalition’s control.
“African Union and Somali troops are here
now, and Al-Shabab fighters abandoned the town,” Mr. Iro said by phone.
“The fighting has stopped and people are indoors. We hope no more
fighting will happen.”
The situation is reportedly calm and
business and people’s movement have returned into normal soon after the
allied forces backed by tanks and machine-guns rolled in the town.
Al shabab officials were unavailable on the phone for further details and comments on the Somalia government claims.
MOMBASA: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 (Somaligov News) : A radical Kenyan
preacher accused by the US of supporting Somalia’s al Qaeda linked
militants was Monday charged with inciting violent protests, after he
surrendered claiming he feared for his life.
Abubaker Shariff Ahmed handed himself
over to a court in the port city of Mombasa after the assassination
there last week of fellow cleric Aboud Rogo Mohammed by unknown gunmen
sparked days of deadly rioting.
Ahmed, also known as Makaburi, pled not
guilty to charges of encouraging that violence, which saw two days of
running battles, with grenades hurled at two police trucks, killing
three officers and wounding over a dozen others.
Like Ahmed, the murdered cleric —
popularly known as Rogo — was also on United States sanctions lists for
allegedly supporting neighbouring Somalia’s extremist Shabab, including
by recruiting and fundraising for the group.
Following Rogo’s murder, Ahmed is alleged
to have called out from a mosque to supporters to target security
officers and to torch churches in Mombasa, Kenya’s main port and a key
tourist town. He denies the charges. Rogo’s supporters accused the
security forces of murdering him, calling his death an “extra-judicial
killing”.
The police reject the claim and have
appealed for help in hunting down those responsible. But Ahmed, speaking
to Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper on Monday just before he handed
himself in to the authorities, said he feared for his life.
“We are certain that there is a hit
squad targeting Muslim clerics and other Muslims perceived to be
extremists,” he told the newspaper. “They have accused us of terror but
have refused to provide any evidence. Instead, they are now sending
people to kill us,” he added.
Ahmed, speaking through his lawyer Mbugua
Mureithi, denied prosecution claims in court that he had been running
from the police. “My client was not hiding as no police came for him
there was no attempt by police to arrest my client,” Mureithi told the
court. He was remanded in custody until September 5, when a bail hearing
will be held.
Both Ahmed and Rogo had fiercely opposed Kenya’s invasion of southern Somalia last year to attack Shabab bases.
The US Treasury alleges that Ahmed is a
“leading facilitator and recruiter of young Kenyan Muslims for ‘action’
in Somalia,” and was a “close associate” of the late Rogo.
He was placed on the US sanctions list in
July of those “engaging in acts that directly or indirectly threaten
the peace, security or stability of Somalia” and is accused of
“mobilisation and management of funding for Al-Shabab.
” The US say he made “frequent trips to
Al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia”, had “strong ties” with senior Shabab
leaders and is a “recruiter and facilitator” for the hardline fighters
in Mombasa.
Human Rights Watch has called for a probe
into Rogo’s killing, noting it “follows the abductions and deaths
earlier this year of several other people charged with recruitment and
other offences related to the Shabab.”
Monday, September 3, 2012
Ku Soo Dhawaada Madaxweynaha Mustaqbalka Soomaaliya Dr. Cabdiraxman M. Cabdullaahi “Dr. Baadiyoow” On September 10, 2012
Welcome to the Future President of the Democratic Republic of Somalia on September 10, 2012.
11:22:59 AMMonday, September 3, 2012 KISMAYO
(Somaligov News) : Witnesses said naval ships fired missiles on the
strategic port city of Kismayo, the largest seaport town still held by
Al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia.
A resident, who asked not to be named for
fear of retaliation, confirmed to Shabelle Media the naval attacks on
Kismayo, about 500 Km (310 miles) south of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.
The situation is reportedly tense for the
second day and the local residents began to flee their houses as the
allied forces move closer to the town for fear of air, sea and ground
attacks that could result heavy civilian casualties.
No casualties were reported so far as
Somali and AU forces are trying to wrest control from Al shabab, which
announced merger with Al Qaeda early this year.
Al shabab officials were unavailable to reach for comments on the naval shelling and battle for Kimsayo.
Welcoming Ceremony for the New Speaker of Somali Parliament Honorable Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman "Jawari" held at the Safari Restaurant on September 2, 2012 at 6:00 PM live by the OSGIT Team.
Dear Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Mogadishu: Sunday, September 2, 2012 (Somaligov News) :
Welcome to the future President of the Democratic Republic of Somalia
His Excellency Dr. Abdirahman M. Abdullaahi "Badiyow" on September 10,
2012.
His Excellency Dr. Abdirahman Badiyow was military veteran
and professor of Islamic Studies and he was one of the founders of
Mogadishu University even though he left the Al-Islah Islamic Party
where he served as the Deputy Chairman.
His Excellency Dr.
Abdirahman Badiyow has not written books and he studied his military
academy in the USSR, and he once became assistant professor at the
Somali National University before he left military career for political
reasons then he immigrated to Canada where he did his PhD in Islamic
Studies.
Congratulations,
You're approved to run for Somali presidency on September, 2012!
Approved this message by Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP, is the
Director of the Somali Office of Information Technology in Multilingual
E-Governance, & The Chief of the Somali Diplomatic Police. &
Spokesperson of the Government of the Republic of Somalia.
Mogadishu: Friday, August 31, 2012 (Somaligov News) : The
Somali Presidential Elections will be held on September 10, 2012
officially, and we wish all the president candidates for better
governance in the Democratic Republic of Somalia.
Somalia will
elect a new president, a new face, and we wish our forthcoming president
to have some sort of military background and less than 60 years of age.
Approved and welcomed this message by the Director of the Somali Office
of Information Technology in Multilingual E-Governance, & The Chief
of the Somali Diplomatic Police. & Spokesperson of the Government
of the Republic of Somalia
Ambassador Dr. Badal W. Kariye MP. Emails:- prof.badal@somaligov.so prof.badal@presidency.somaligov.so prof.badal@primeminister@somaligov.so media@parliament.somaligov.so http://www.somaligov.so/
Ugandan Contingent Commander of AMISOM Brig. Paul Lokech
MOGADISHU August 31, 2012 (Somaligov News): Brig. Paul
Lokech, Ugandan Contingent Commander of AMISOM denied Friday some
reports claiming that Al shabab fighters regained the control of KM-50
area located in Lower Shabelle region overnight.
“Until now AMISOM forces are controlling
the area and the situation is calm,” said Ugandan Contingent Commander
of AMISOM Brig. Paul Lokech during an interview with Shabelle Media
Network.
When asked about who is now controlling
the area, he replied: “Our forces are patrolling KM-50 location and the
airport and Al shabab has never attempted to attack KM-50 settlement
since AU forces have captured the area a month ago.”
Mr.Lokech, said AMISOM forces along with
Somali national army are in the port city of Merca and there is no
threat in Km-50 vicinity. Somali troops backed by African Union Mission
in Somalia (AMISOM) forces, seized control of KM-50, on August 4, after
Al shabab withdrew.
The United States Congratulates New Federal Parliament on the Election of its Speaker
August 29, 2012
On behalf of the American people, the U.S. Special Representative for
Somalia, Ambassador James C. Swan, applauds Somalia’s New Federal
Parliament for yesterday’s historic election of its permanent Speaker,
Mohamed Sheikh Osman "Jawari"
The United States congratulates Somalia’s leaders -- especially the
Traditional Elders, members of the Technical Selection Committee, and
interim Speaker Mussa Hassan Abdulle -- for their commitment to
completing the transition process.
We urge the Speaker Jawari to organize elections for the next
president without delay. We urge rapid resolution through a consensual
process of the few remaining nominations of Members of Parliament so
that their communities may also participate in the legislature as soon
as possible. We welcome the momentum that has brought us close to the
end of the transition, and urge the Somali political leadership to see
it through to conclusion for the benefit of all Somalis.
Mogadishu,
28 August 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga offers his warmest congratulations to the Somali
people on the election of a new Speaker of Parliament. Professor
Mohammed Sheikh Osman (Jawari) was today overwhelmingly selected to
represent the New Federal Parliament. The election of Deputy Speakers
will take place in the immediate future, laying the groundwork for the
election of the President, which the SRSG calls on all parties to ensure
takes place “within ten days.” Around 230 participated in today’s
voting, which was held at the Police Training Academy in Mogadishu.
On Thursday 31, 2013 On behalf of the Somali People and the Republic of Somalia, we hereby officially declare that journalist ABdiaziz Abdinur Koronto is innocent, and he must be released urgently with apology and reward. 
Breaking News: Mogadishu Somalia September 12, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Monday, September 10, 20125:00:37 PM
On
behalf of the Somali People and the Government of the Democratic
Republic of Somalia, we deeply and officially congratulate to His
Excellency Ambassador Dr. Augustine Mahiga who is the Special
Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for his endless
patience and efforts to work with the People for better government.
Monday, September 3, 2012
